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NorthEast United FC to face Jamshedpur FC in crucial Indian Super League clash
NorthEast United FC will take on Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League
Published on Feb 12, 2025
By EMN
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- DIMAPUR — NorthEast United FC will take on Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on February 13 at 7:30 pm.
- The Highlanders had triumphed 5-0 against the Red Miners in Guwahati earlier this season. Another triumph would make Jamshedpur FC the seventh opponent against whom the visitors complete a league double over in the competition.
- Jamshedpur FC, however, have not faced losses in any of their five home fixtures against NorthEast United FC, drawing thrice in the process. Notably, Jamshedpur FC has maintained multiple home clean sheets against the Highlanders in the competition.
- Jamshedpur FC have been on an encouraging run at home in the current campaign, emerging victorious in eight of their 10 games there. Only Odisha FC (10 wins in 2023-24), Mohun Bagan Super Giant (9 in 2024-25), and FC Goa (9 in 2023-24) have recorded more home victories in a single ISL campaign.
- Jamshedpur FC have 34 points from 19 games on the back of 11 wins and a draw. Currently, FC Goa hold the second spot with 36 points, a position they aim to maintain. A finish in the top two ensures that the team doesn’t have to compete in the single-leg eliminator since they directly qualify for the semi-finals.
- NorthEast United FC, on the other hand, are sixth with 29 points and they have competition in Odisha FC (26), Kerala Blasters FC (24), and Punjab FC (24) closely following them. The Highlanders have drawn thrice and won once in their previous five encounters.
- With both sides eyeing respective ambitions within the top 6, a highly intensified contest appears set to be on the cards.
- The Red Miners have seen six different foreign players score for them this season, with only Punjab FC (7) having more. However, they have struggled for Indian goal-scorers, with only three domestic players finding the net—the least of all ISL teams. Overall, they are seventh in the list of teams with the most goals (30).
- Jamshedpur FC’s Albino Gomes leads the charts with the most saves (75) made so far this season. He has also stopped each of the three penalty kicks he has faced, bringing a sense of immaculate assurance and confidence between the posts for Khalid Jamil’s men.
- The Highlanders lead the ISL in expected goals (xG) in 2024-25 with a value of 29.95. However, their finishing has been clinical, as they have outperformed their xG by 7.05, scoring 37 goals in total. Their offensive plans will take a hit with two key Indian players, Jithin MS and Macarton Nickson, being suspended for this match.
- The Highlanders are unbeaten in their previous four games on the road, and the last time they registered a longer such stretch was for five encounters between October and December 2018.
- The two sides have played each other 15 times in the ISL, with Jamshedpur FC winning six games and NorthEast United FC emerging victorious thrice. Six matches have produced draws.
- Meanwhile, NorthEast United FC’s Alaaeddine Ajaraie is one strike away from becoming the outright highest scorer in a single ISL season, surpassing Ferran Corominas (18 in 2017-18) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (18 in 2021-22). If he nets once, he will be level with Deshorn Brown’s record (3 goals) as the topmost scorer in this fixture.
- Jamshedpur FC’s Javi Siverio has been dominant aerially, contesting a league-high 128 aerial duels this season. Only Nerijus Valskis (147 in 2020-21) and Stephen Eze (133 in 2020-21) have recorded more aerial duels in a single ISL campaign for Jamshedpur FC. Siverio has netted six times in the season so far.
- Javi Hernandez (9.6cr), the Jamshedpur FC player, has accumulated the highest ISL fantasy points (106) in his team this season. Meanwhile, Alaaeddine Ajaraie (8.6cr), the NEUFC star, has earned the most ISL fantasy points (141) this season.
- The Indian Super League will be streamed live on JioCinema (English, Hindi, Bengali, and Malayalam) and telecast live on Star Sports 3 (English, Hindi, Bengali, and Malayalam) and Asianet Plus (Malayalam). Additionally, select ISL matches will be telecast live on Sports18 Khel as well.
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