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Owen Coyle’s men come into the game placed right above the touring Islanders with a 2-point difference as the Marina Machans look for their first home win of the campaign.
ISL 2024-25: CFC vs MCFC.
Chennaiyin FC take on Mumbai City FC in an exciting fixture in the ongoing season of the Indian Super League 2024-25 on Saturday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. The fixture also calls for celebration even before the kick of a ball as it marks the 1000th game in the ISL.
Owen Coyle’s men come into the game placed right above the touring Islanders with a 2-point difference as the Marina Machans look for their first home win of the campaign.
Chennai have had to endure a start-stop form in the ongoing season with contrasting results each time they set out to the field, but will hope to pick up all points on offer at the Marina Arena this weekend as they look to carry their momentum from the 5-1 thrashing of Jamshedpur FC on the road in their previous outing.
CFC have had more luck on the road this season as they have only managed to pick up 10 points on their travels this season, but have claimed just one point from two home games.
Newly promoted Mohammedan SC disappointed the Chennai faithful in the side’s first home game of the season with a 1-0 win giving the touring side all points on offer, before CFC fought back to a 2-2 draw in their second home assignment of the season against FC Goa.
CFC would be eager to delight their fans with a first home win of the campaign when Petr Kratky’s Mumbai City fly down south.
MCFC, who stand eighth in the ISL standings with 9 points from 6 outings thus far, have the opportunity to leapfrog a number of teams with a win away from home despite having played a game less than most teams ahead of them on the table.
Kratky’s Islanders travel to Tamil Nadu high on confidence following a 4-2 triumph against CFC’s neighbours Kerala Blasters FC in a commanding display.
Both sides have quality marksmen in their units with Colombian Wilmar Jordan-Gil leading the line for the hosts, while MCFC will rely on the goalscoring prowess of Nikos Karelis.
The landmark game has so much riding on it for everyone involved as a win on home soil would help Chennaiyin climb to the second position in the standings in a jump of huge proportions.
