ISL 2020-21: SC East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC - Match Preview, Telecast, Live Stream Details, and Prediction

Match 59 of the 2020-21Indian Super League (ISL) season sees SC East Bengal take Kerala Blasters FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa, on Friday evening.

East Bengal and Kerala Blasters will be looking for their third win of this campaign on Friday evening. Going into the game, both teams will fancy their chances having won their last game. While East Bengal beat Bengaluru FC 1-0, the Blasters got the better of Jamshedpur FC 3-2.

Robbie Fowler's side are on an unbeaten run of five games, with three draws and two wins. Meanwhile, the Blasters have proved their mettle, but inconsistent performances have left them second from bottom on the table.

Venue and Telecast details:

Venue: Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco, Goa

Time: 7:30pm IST

English Telecast: Star Sports 1 SD & HD, Star Sports 2 SD & HD

Hindi Telecast: Star Sports Hindi 1 SD & HD, Star Sports 3, Star Gold 2

Live Stream: Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV

Team News

SC East Bengal

Goalkeepers: Debjit Majumder, Sankar Roy, Mirshad Michu, Suvam Sen

Defenders: Samad Mallick, Abhishek Ambekar, Daniel Fox, Scott Neville, Narayan Das, Mohamed Irshad, Gurtej Singh, N Rohen Singh, Lalramchullova, Rana Gharami, Anil Chawan, Ankit Mukherjee, Raju Gaikwad

Midfielders: Sehnaj Singh, Matti Steinmann, Jacques Maghoma, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Wahengbam Luwang, Bikash Jairu, Yumnam Singh, Surchandra Singh, Loken Meitei, Mohammed Rafique, Aaron Amadi-Holloway, Anthony Pilkington, Milan Singh, Haobam Singh,

Forwards: Balwant Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, CK Vineeth, Girik Khosla, Harmanpreet Singh, Bright Enobakhare

Key Players: Bright Enobakhare and Jacques Maghoma

Kerala Blasters FC

Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Bilal Husain Khan, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Muheet Khan

Defenders: Costa Nhamoinesu, Nishu Kumar, Bakary Kone, Jessel Carneiro, Sandeep Singh, Abdul Hakku, Lalruatthara

Midfielders: Sahal Abdul Samad, Vicente Gomez, Seityasen Singh, Rahul KP, Givson Singh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Yondrembem Denechandra, Arjun Jayaraj, Ayush Adhikari, Jeakson Singh, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Ritwik Das, Rohit Kumar, Juande

Forwards: Gary Hooper, Jordan Murray, Facundo Pereyra, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Shaiborlang Kharpan, Subha Ghosh

Key Players: Gary Hooper and Jordan Murray

Prediction: Both teams have scored eight goals in their last five matches, and with just one point separating the two, there will be no lack of motivation to win the game in either camp. However, SC East Bengal have a slight advantage going into the clash, given how consistent they have been of late.

We predict a 2-1 win for SC East Bengal.