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ISL 2018-19, Kerala Blaster v Bengaluru FC: Match Preview, Team News, Predicted Line-up


The first leg of the most awaited match in Hero Indian Super League is upon us with Kerala Blasters hosting South Indian rivals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Monday. The match will not be just restricted to the pitch with both rival groups, Manjappada and West Block Blues, likely to take the match to the galleries.
The visitors are in a rich vein of form with 3 victories in their 4 matches and sitting pretty at 4th position with 3 games in hand. The hosts, on the other hand, remain unbeaten in the league though they are yet to record a victory in the league since their opening day victory over ATK.
A win for the team in yellow will see them leapfrog above Bengaluru FC while a win for the Blues will see occupying the first position.

Source: Manjappada Official Twitter Handle
Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC: Kick-off Information

Date: 5th November 2018
Kickoff: 7:30 PM IST
Live Stream: Star Sports Network, hotstar.com
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Team News

David James will be having a full squad at his disposal with no injuries or suspension in the team. Len Doungel is very likely to start the match after proving to be the game changer in their last match.

Bengaluru FC too will have a full squad at their disposal with Miku and Sunil Chhetri the key players for the team in Blue.

Predicted XI

Kerala Blasters: Naveen Kumar, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, Nemanja Lakic-Pesic, Cyril Kali, Nikola Krcmarevic, Sahal Abdul Samad, Seiminlen Doungel, CK Vineeth, Slavisa Stojanovic, Matej Poplatnik

Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh, Rahul Bheke, Albert Serran, Juanan, Nishu Kumar, Harmanjit Khabra, Erik Paartalu, Udanta Singh, Dimas Delgado, Miku , Sunil Chhetri


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