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Goa, 6 November (Hindustan Reporter). Two teams in excellent form, FC Goa and Punjab FC, will face each other in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 match to be played at Fatorda Stadium on Wednesday evening.
FC Goa ended their run without a win in four home matches with an impressive 3-0 win over Bengaluru FC. Therefore, Gaurs will enter this match with new confidence. At the same time, Punjab FC is also in great form, they are at third place in the table with 12 points from four wins and one loss in five matches. During this period, its only defeat was against Bengaluru FC on 18 October 2024.
The Gaurs have scored 12 goals from inside the 18-yard box in ISL 2024-25, the most in this period. Among them, Armando Sadiku (6) and Bora Herrara (4) have scored 10 goals each.
The Gaurs had 16 high turnovers (winning the ball back within 40 meters of the opposition's goal) in the last match, the most among any team.
At the same time, Punjab FC has made a great start by winning four in the last five matches. During this period, her only match was with Bengaluru FC, in which she failed to score a goal.
Punjab have created three big chances per match, the most among all teams. Eight of his nine goals this season have come from the above mentioned occasions.
FC Goa's Spanish head coach Manolo Marquez said he prefers to remain positive regardless of the outcome of the game.
He said, “My experience as a coach is that you cannot be too negative or pessimistic if the team does not perform well. Of course, you can be angry, but I don't see much difference between the top teams and the bottom teams (in the table).”
Punjab FC's Greek head coach Panagiotis Dilamparis is not too worried about adjusting to FC Goa's gameplay. He said that his team will force the Gaurs to change their playing style in the upcoming match.
“We will not adjust to them (FC Goa's playing style). We will put pressure on him to play our way. We only care about how other teams play against us.”
Let us tell you that so far two matches have been played between the two teams in ISL, in which FC Goa has won once while they need to win against Punjab FC. One match was a draw.