ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC eye 7th win against Hyderabad, aim to keep alive playoff hopes

BhubaneswaR: Odisha FC are set to host Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday, hoping to romp to their seventh win against the visitors and maintain their chances of making it to the playoffs stage.

The Juggernauts have won each of the last four games in this fixture, and they have a chance to equal their longest victorious run against any opponent in the ISL, alongside East Bengal FC and NorthEast United FC.

Moreover, they have an impeccable record at home against Hyderabad FC, winning each of their last three ISL games against them in Bhubaneswar. Another triumph would make them only the second team after FC Goa (four wins against Odisha FC) to keep a 100% home run against a single team in ISL history (min. four games played).

Hyderabad FC have endured a struggling season since they are at the penultimate place in the points table with 16 points from 19 matches on the back of four wins and draws each. However, they have bagged encouraging outcomes in their last five matches, winning and drawing twice each, comprising two victories in their previous three encounters.

Their recent form thus suggests that they have the potential to upset Odisha FC’s playoff hopes since the Sergio Lobera-coached side are currently lingering at the seventh spot with 26 points, just three off the sixth-positioned NorthEast United FC (29). IANS

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