ISL 10 | East Bengal looks for vital points as it hosts Mumbai City

All set: EBFC will draw inspiration from its current Kalinga Super Cup victory.
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East Bengal can be seeking to get its kind within the Indian Super League-10 on observe when it hosts Mumbai City FC within the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Tuesday.

EBFC managed to finish a 12-year-long drought of nationwide titles below the stewardship of its Spanish coach Carles Cuadrat when it lifted the Kalinga Super Cup final month at Bhubaneswar.

This achievement didn’t help its trigger within the ISL the place the staff remains to be looking for consistency, having gained solely two matches in 12 appearances. The greatest it did was play six attracts whereas dropping the remaining 4. The final loss got here on Saturday in Guwahati when it visited NorthEast United FC, the identical staff EBFC blanked 5-0 at dwelling within the first week of December to select up its second win of the League.

EBFC can be lacking its Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva to suspension whereas its Spanish duo of Pardo and Saul Crespo stay unsure with harm. The arrival of Costa Rican ahead Felicio Brown and Spanish midfielder Victor Vazquez in a mid-season switch is buoying the groups’ hopes forward of the match. 

East Bengal is at present positioned ninth within the League standings with 12 points from as many matches whereas Mumbai City FC is positioned fifth with 22 points from 12 matches. Having misplaced 2-3 towards Jamshedpur FC at dwelling in its earlier outing, the Islanders can be eager to return to profitable kind.