Kolkata, Nov 28 (UNI) The in-form NorthEast United FC have an important away game as they look to increase their points tally, against East Bengal FC, who are searching their first win of the season, at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here in the Indian Super League (ISL) match on Friday.
The Highlanders have been on an impressive form in this season, placed third currently with 15 points from nine games thanks to four wins and three draws. They have dictated proceedings with 21 goals, conceding only 15, and have lost merely once in their previous five matches. They trail the top-placed Bengaluru FC (20) by five points – a gap they will be confident of bridging given how they have been managing to put the pieces of their jigsaw together off late.
East Bengal FC’s form needs an urgent correction, but the team did take some sizable steps towards that in their previous match, when they picked up their first points of the season in the goalless draw in the Kolkata Derby against Mohammedan SC. They will now want to take one step forward and clinch all three points in front of their rousing home crowd that has been rock-solid.