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Chennai, March 9 (HS). Matchweek 19 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 will begin with the match between Hyderabad FC and Chennaiyin FC to be played this evening at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.
Chennaiyin FC pulled off an upset by defeating Odisha FC 2-1 in their last home match on Sunday, ending the juggernaut's 13-match unbeaten streak. Marina Machans is 11th in the table with 18 points from 17 matches. However, changes are afoot in the table and victory will take them level on 21 points with sixth-placed Bengaluru FC. Therefore, they are in the race to qualify for the playoffs.
As far as Hyderabad FC is concerned, there is an opportunity for their young brigade to show some strength in the remaining matches and the club can expect something in the next season. They came back from two goals down in the previous match to draw 2-2 with NorthEast United FC.
Chennaiyin FC's Scottish head coach Owen Coyle said in the pre-match press conference on Friday, “Our performances in the last four matches have been consistently good. We beat Kerala Blasters FC, could have beaten Mumbai, created a lot of chances against East Bengal FC. We are playing well and our performance against Odisha FC was fantastic.”
Hyderabad FC head coach Thangboi Singto said before the match, “The young players are working hard along with some of their seniors. All the hard work has paid off internally. There is no pressure on us, but yes, the result against NEUFC was a big encouragement for us.”
Let us tell you that so far 9 matches have been played between the two teams, in which Chennaiyin FC has won 4 and Hyderabad FC has won 3, while 2 matches have been drawn.
