The Marina Machans will face a team just one spot below them in the standings, who come into the game unbeaten in their last four league matches, with two wins and two draws. A victory would lift CFC to second place in the table before the international break, making the 1000th game an unforgettable occasion for Chennaiyin supporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head coach Owen Coyle emphasized this in his pre-match press conference on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTomorrow\u2019s the 1000th game in the Indian Super League \u2013 what a fantastic achievement for the league, seeing how it\u2019s progressed, developed, and given young Indian players an opportunity. We\u2019re proud to be part of it, representing Chennaiyin against a very good team in Mumbai, and we have to ensure we\u2019re at our best. We\u2019re looking forward to it,\u201d said Coyle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With 11 points from seven matches this season, the Marina Machans have accumulated their highest-ever tally after these many games in seven seasons. Their previous best was the 13 points they had garnered in the same encounters in the 2017-18 season of the competition. The Marina Machans had emerged as the ISL champions that season. Are similar feats on the cards for them in the current campaign?<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CFC have been on the road for five of their first seven matches this season, recording three wins and two draws. Coyle addressed this in his comments, explaining how the team plans to maximize points over the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done well away because we\u2019ve had five away games. We\u2019ve only had two games at home! We could have won the first game against Mohammedan and played very well against a strong FC Goa side. What we need to do is continue performing to our potential,\u201d Coyle added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mumbai City FC\u2019s frontline presents their A-game on the road, scoring in their 11 consecutive away matches. They have netted multiple times in nine of those games, and in the previous five of them on the bounce. The only side to score 2+ times in more successive away games in the ISL are the Islanders themselves (7 consecutive away games between February 2020 and January 2023). The Chennaiyin FC defence that has conceded 11 strikes so far will have to be wary of this.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done well away because we\u2019ve had five away games. We\u2019ve only had two games at home! We could have won the first game against Mohammedan and played very well against a strong FC Goa side. What we need to do is continue performing to our potential,\u201d Coyle added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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