Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 Preview: Schedule, Playing XI, H2H, Prediction and Live Streaming

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 Preview: Two arch-rivals of Indian football will be tussling in a crucial encounter as Bengaluru FC welcome Kerala Blasters on Saturday (March 2).

Kerala Blasters are flying in the ISL this season as they sit 4th in the table with 29 points in 16 matches. The hosts, on the other hand, are enduring a difficult season as they find themselves 9th in the table with just 18 points in 17 matches.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters - The Preview

The Blues will be hoping to climb up the point table while the Blasters will try to cement their spot in their chase to the playoffs. In the last match, Bengaluru were able to clinch a 2-1 victory against Hyderabad FC by scoring a 87th-minute winner by Sivasakthi Narayanan while the Yellow Armies also managed to win their last match by defeating FC Goa by a 4-2 scoreline.

Despite being at the 4th spot, Kerala Blasters have lost three of their last 4 ISL matches in this calendar year. In terms of recent form, the home team bodes better than their counterparts and will be hoping to ride on their home support in such a crucial match.

The Bengaluru FC lineup can be expected to be similar with their last 3 match line-ups. For the Blues, both Sunil Chhetri and Javi Hernandez have scored 4 goals this season. We can expect Javi Hernandez in that crucial no. 10 role while Slavko Damjanovic is likely to be one half of their centre-back pairing.

The same thing is also expected from their rival side. Dimitris Diamatakos is the key player for the Tuskers this year scoring 10 goals along with 3 assists. Fedor Cernych scored his first ISL goal in the win over Goa, and the Lithuanian striker is set to pair Diamantakos up top again. Ruivah Hormipam has been a sensation for them at the back, and the 23-year-old will pair Milos Drincic at the centre of their defense.

Since the controversial Sunil Chhetri goal in 2023, Bengaluru haven't managed a win over the Manjappada in their last three attempts.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 Schedule

When will ISL 2023-24 match between Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Start?

The Match between Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters in the ISL 2023-24 will ne on Saturday (March 2). The ISL 2023-24 match between Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters will start at 7:30 IST on Saturday.

Where will the Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters match be pallyed?

The match will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters H2H, Last Meeting

Played: 17
Bengaluru FC Win: 9
Draw: 4
Kerala Blasters Win: 4

In their last meeting, the Blasters were able to defeat the Blues by 2-1 scoreline in Kochi.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Predicted Playing XI

Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Nikhil Poojary, Chinglensana Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Roshan Singh; Shivaldo Singh, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Ryan Williams; Javi Hernandez, Sunil Chhetri, Oliver Drost.

Kerala Blasters: Karanjit Singh; Sandeep Singh, Ruivah Hormipam, Milos Drincic, Naocha Huidrom Singh; Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Jeakson Singh, Vibin Mohanan, Daisuke Sakai; Fedor Cernych, Dimitris Diamatakos.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Official Match Prediction

Bengaluru FC 1-2 Kerala Blasters

Where to watch the Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters on TV in India?

The match between Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters will be broadcast on Sports18 network in India on Saturday. The match will be telecast on VH1 channel as well.
Fans can watch the match on Sports18 Khel (Hindi Commentary), Surya Movies (Malayalam Commentary) and DD Bangla (Bengali Commentary).

Where to watch Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 Live Streaming in India?

The Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters match can be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website from 7:30 pm IST on Saturday in India.