Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant will play Mohammedan SC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday. The Mariners will look to complete a league double over Mohammedan SC, having bagged a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture on October 5, 2024. If they manage to do so, it will mark the sixth team they have registered a league double over in their first attempt in the ISL. The Mariners have won 12 games and drawn four times in their 18 league encounters so far, becoming the first team this season to touch the 40-point mark. They have won thrice in their last five games, drawing twice, and are comfortably placed seven points ahead of the second-positioned FC Goa (33), who have played a game fewer than the Kolkata-based team.
Contrastingly, Mohammedan SC have endured absolutely opposite fortunes in their debut run in the competition. They have accumulated 11 points in 17 matches, on the back of two victories and five draws. However, their five games heading into this encounter have seen them draw thrice and win once, showing that they are finding their feet gradually as the campaign progresses.
One of the key struggles for Mohammedan SC has been that they are yet to win a home game in the current ISL season after eight attempts (D3 L5). Only Hyderabad FC (P11 D2 L9 in 2023-24) have gone longer without a home victory in a single ISL campaign. However, both of their victories in this campaign have come on the road, i.e. against Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC. IANS
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