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The Kolkata giants are currently placed ninth on the points table with 12 points from 12 games. The side has won only four matches and lost all the remaining eight. A win will take them to 15 points and push them above Bengaluru to the eighth spot. It will level their points tally with Chennaiyin FC who are sitting in seventh place. Jamshedpur FC It was a shocking season for Jamshedpur FC after winning the Shield last season. The team has won only one game so far. Any possibility of a top-six finish is perhaps impossible for the Men of Steel. But still, they would love to win for pride.
The Stakes East Bengal East Bengal will like to get back to winning ways at home if they want to keep their hope for a top-six finish alive. Even though it looks like a daunting task, it is still possible on pen and paper. Stephen Constantine will be aware of this fact and would like to marshal his troops accordingly. Given the poor run of form of Friday’s opponents and their first-leg comprehensive victory over the Men of Steel, East Bengal will be hopeful of securing a positive result against Jamshedpur FC to keep their season alive.
The story of Jamshedpur FC has been worse than that of the Red & Gold Brigade. The current League Shield Winners are having a nightmare of a season in which they have won only one out of the 13 games that they have played so far. They are on a 10-game winless streak. Their last and only win came against NorthEast United on 30th October 2022. The side drew their last game against Chennaiyin FC despite registering a healthy 2-0 lead in the game. Jamshedpur’s lack of composure came to the forefront in the match as they conceded twice to give away their lead and settled for a solitary point. Against such a backdrop, let us take a look at what the encounter has to offer.