East Bengal FC will aim to secure consecutive home victories as the club had emerged triumphant by 2-1 against Bengaluru FC when they last played an ISL game here in April this year. If they win on Friday, it will become not only their first consecutive home win in the competition but also their first opening home game victory ever since their inception to the league.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
FC Goa have managed to score in each of their eight ISL games against East Bengal FC, though they've only kept one clean sheet in these meetings. The only other team they have consistently scored against in every game is Odisha FC (10 games).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the last four fixtures, FC Goa have always outwitted them to sneak away with the three points. Moreover, FC Goa have always scored in this fixture. However, a minute sign of worry for Manolo Marquez might be that the Gaurs have only one clean sheet against the Red & Gold Brigade throughout the entirety of their rivalry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
East Bengal FC have scored once in the past two fixtures despite boasting a frontline of Dimitrios Diamantakos, Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar. Their solitary goal-scorer so far is PV Vishnu, who came on in the second half against East Bengal. Notably, against Kerala Blasters, East Bengal registered more shots on target (4) compared to the home side, however the efficiency was missing. Carles Cuadrat shed light on the same and how he\u2019s confident that his team will overcome this hurdle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe have been working a lot on converting chances. We have been training a lot of days on how to make the right pass and right finishing. It\u2019s a question of quality, technique, and the right decision at the right moment. And we\u2019re working on that. I\u2019m sure that the guys are going to improve with training,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manolo Marquez is concerned about his team not being able to register victories. After winning the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy, fans expected the Gaurs to start the ISL on the front foot. However, in two games, Marquez\u2019s side registered only a point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Spaniard shared his concerns, \u201cWe are not in a good moment, especially mentally. It's not a problem physically or technically because we know the kind of players that we have. But the team seems tired.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manolo Marquez is concerned about his team not being able to register victories. After winning the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy, fans expected the Gaurs to start the ISL on the front foot. However, in two games, Marquez\u2019s side registered only a point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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