ISL: JFC v HFC - Nerijus Valskis leads the captaincy race

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Match Details

Tournament: Indian Super League
Venue: Athletic Stadium, Bambolim
Date: Thursday, 2nd December 2021
Time: 7:30 PM IST

Preview:

Hyderabad FC look to build on their impressive win over MCFC last time around as they take on Jamshedpur FC. HFC registered a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over the current league leaders after a disappointing loss in their opener. JFC, meanwhile, are one of 3 unbeaten remains left in the league and they are coming off a win against bottom club FC Goa. If recent history is anything to go by, then they are likely to extend this unbeaten run as the last 3 meetings between these sides have ended in draws.

Probable Starting Lineups

Jamshedpur FC:

TP Rehenesh (GK); Laldinliana Renthlei, Narender Gahlot, Peter Hartley, Ricky Lallawmawma; Jitendra Singh, Alex Lima; Seiminlen Doungel, Komal Thatal, Greg Stewart; Nerijus Valskis.

Hyderabad FC:

Laxmikant Kattimani (GK); Ashish Rai, Chinglensana Singh, Juanan, Akash Mishra; Aniket Jadhav, Hitesh Sharma, Joao Victor, Mohammad Yasir, Joel Chianese, Bartholomew Ogbeche.

Fantasy breakdown:

Jamshedpur FC:

Nerijus Valskis and Greg Stewart are excellent forward picks. Valskis is their leading scorer with 2 goals and has assisted once, while Stewart leads the team in assists with 2 in his only start here.

Alex Lima is a consistent performer in that JFC midfield. The Brazilian generates good returns thanks to averages of 1.5 shots, 3 key passes, 1.5 tackles, and 1.5 interceptions per game.

Peter Hartley has scored once this season and heads up the JFC backline. He also puts up 1.5 interceptions and 0.5 tackles per game.

Hyderabad FC:

Bartholomew Ogbeche opened his account for Hyderabad by scoring against his former club MCFC last time around. The Nigerian who scored 8 goals last season, is almost certain to surpass that tally as he is now the main man up top.

Joao Victor is on penalty duties and scored from the spot against MCFC. He also consistently generates good returns thanks to averages of 1.5 shots, 1 tackle, and 2 interceptions per game.

Ashish Rai as always heads up the defensive picks from HFC thanks to his strong play on both ends of the field. He is averaging 1 shot, 2.5 tackles, and 2 interceptions per game.

Top picks

Must-haves:

  • Nerijus Valskis
  • Greg Stewart
  • Alex Lima
  • Peter Hartley
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche
  • Joao Victor
  • Ashish Rai

Worth a shot:

  • Seiminlen Doungel
  • Mohammad Yasir
  • Akash Mishra
  • Joel Chianese

Captaincy options:

Nerijus Valskis: Valskis assisted in the opener and then struck twice against Goa to make him our top pick for captaincy. He is also averaging 4.5 shots and 1 key pass per game.

Bartholomew Ogbeche: Ogbeche is another big goal threat here and the goal against MCFC last time around made it 6 goal involvements in his last 7 games (5 starts) in the ISL. He also scored in his only start against JFC last season. This season he is also averaging 2.5 shots to go with 1 key pass per game.

Fantasy team:

 

*Statistics are collected from sofascore.com and indiansuperleague.com.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.

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