East Bengal face Hyderabad at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco in the Indian Super League. The hosts are placed tenth in the eleven team league with just nine points from the first twelve matches while the visitors are fourth with seventeen points from their first eleven matches. East Bengal ended their sixteen match winless run in their last game with a 2-1 win over Goa courtesy of a Mahesh Singh brace under new head coach Mario Rivera. East Bengal also will have the availability of their newest striker Marcel Ribeiro. However, despite the last win, it is to be noted that East Bengal have just two clean sheets in their last twelve matches and simply do not possess enough quality to pose confidence in the team to win matches on the trot.
Hyderabad have stumbled upon an unexpected run of lack of wins after a strong start to the season. They come into the game with a 1-1 draw with Chennaiyin and have won just once in their last six matches. Despite the lack of wins, it is to be noted that, Hyderabad have been a difficult side to beat and have lost just once in their last ten matches. They also are unbeaten against East Bengal in the three games played between the two teams so far
While East Bengal might have managed to win a game after a long break, Hyderabad are a way more settled side with better quality of players in the roster. We are backing Hyderabad to win this fixture.