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Match Details:
Tournament: ISL
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 5th January 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Preview:
ATK Mohun Bagan FC take on Hyderabad FC here with both teams looking to go top of the table. Since Ferrando took over from Antonio Habas, ATKMB has returned to winning ways, as they extended their winning streak to two games and currently sit fourth in the league table. Hyderabad, meanwhile, are 2nd on the back of a 7-game unbeaten run and they registered a crushing 6-1 win over Odisha FC last time around.
Probable starting XI:
ATK Mohun Bagan:
Amrinder Singh (gk), Prabir Das, Tiri, Pritam Kotal, Ashutosh Mehta, Deepak Tangri, Carl McHugh, Manvir Singh, Hugo Boumous, Liston Colaco, Roy Krishna
Hyderabad FC:
Laxmikant Kattimani (gk); Nikhil Poojari, Chinglensana Singh, Joao Victor, Akash Mishra; Hitesh Sharma, Edu Garcia; Sahil Tavora, Javi Siverio, Aniket Jadhav; Bartholomew Ogbeche
Fantasy breakdown:
ATK Mohun Bagan:
Roy Krishna is a great attacking option here. He has 4 goals and 4 assists in the league and averages 2.5 shots per game.
Hugo Boumous is a fantastic midfield pick. Boumous has 5 goals and 2 assists in the league and averages 1.5 shots per game. He also averages 2.5 key passes per game.
Defensively, Pritam Kotal is a great pick. Kotal has 1 goal and 1 assist in the league this season and averages 2.9 interceptions per game. He also averages 1.1 tackles per game.
Hyderabad FC:
Bartholomew Ogbeche has led the line magnificently for Hyderabad FC. He is the league’s joint-leading scorer with 8 goals and averages 3.5 shots per game.
Joao Victor is a good midfield pick. Victor has 2 goals and 1 assist in the league so far and averages 1.1 shots per game. He also averages 1.6 interceptions per game.
Defensively, Akash Mishra is a good pick. Mishra has 1 assist in the league this season and averages 1.9 tackles per game. He also averages 23.9 accurate passes per game.
Top picks:
Must-haves:
- Roy Krishna
- Hugo Boumous
- Bartholomew Ogbeche
- Joao Victor
Worth a shot:
- Pritam Kotal
- Akash Mishra
- Liston Colaco
- Joni Kauko
Captaincy options:
Bartholomew Ogbeche: Bartholomew Ogbeche is a great pick for captaincy. All 8 of his goals have come in the last 7 games and he has failed to score only once in that time.
Roy Krishna: Roy Krishna is another great captaincy pick for this match. He has scored or assisted in each of his last 4 league games and scored what ended up being the winner against FCG.
Liston Colaco: Liston Colaco can be a good captaincy option as well. Colaco has 5 goals to go with 1 assist in the league this season and has been on the scoresheet in each of the last 2 games.
Fantasy team:
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.