Chennaiyin FC are up against shield winners Mumbai City FC in an important ISL 2023-24 clash on Friday (February 23).
The Marina Machans are currently sitting 9th in the group table with 15 points in 14 matches, whereas their opponents Mumbai City are placed 3rd in the table with 28 points in 14 games.

Home team Chennaiyin FC are struggling with form as they have faltered thus far in the league. A huge win over Kerala Blasters in the last match would bring some sort of optimism in the camp but now they face a steeper challenge against last season's shield winners.
CFC manager Owen Coyle would know the importance of all three points in this match, as a win would take them within one point of the playoffs. There hasn't been any prolific scorer for the Marina Machans this season, but three players (Connor Shields, Jordan Murray and Rafael Crivellaro) are tied with 3 league goals so far. Although they have a settled team, Coyle would need a reshuffle as right-back Ankit Mukherjee is out due to his Red Card in the last match.
Mumbai City had a stutter in the first match after ISL resumption as they were beaten at home by Jamshedpur FC. But the Islanders have steered their ship in the right direction again with two victories over East Bengal (1-0) and Bengaluru FC (2-0).
The onus for Petr Kratky's men would be to continue the upsurge and reclaim the summit spot as a win would do so for them. In terms of scoring form, Jorge Pereyra Diaz is their marksman with 6 goals, while a brace against Bengaluru means Vikram Partap Singh now has three league goals this season.
Apart from that, the arrival of Iker Guarrotxena has been another boost for them, who has led them up front in absence of Pereyra Diaz. The Argentine striker didn't feature in the last two ISL matches, but is back in training ahead of the Chennaiyin clash.
The match between Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC in the ISL 2023-24 will be on Friday (February 23). The ISL 2023-24 match between Chennaiyin FC and Mumbai City FC will start at 7:30 pm IST on Friday.
The match will take place at Sree Marina Arena (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium) in Chennai.
Played: 22
Chennaiyin FC Win: 6
Mumbai City Win: 13
Draw: 3
The last ISL meet was in the reverse fixture this season and Mumbai City won the match 3-0. These two teams also met most recently in the Kalinga Super Cup, and the Islanders were victorious again with a 1-0 scoreline.
CFC vs MCFC Interesting Fact: Chennaiyin are winless against Mumbai City in their last 10 matches. The Marina Machans also haven't scored against the Islanders in the last three matches across all competitions.
Chennaiyin FC 1-3 Mumbai City FC
Chennaiyin FC: Debjit Majumder; Sarthak Golui, Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Aakash Sangwan; Connor Shields, Ayush Adhikari; Vincy Barreto, Rafael Crivellaro, Farukh Choudhary; Anwar Ali
Mumbai City FC: Phurba Lachenpa; Valpuia, Rahul Bheke, Tiri, Akash Mishra; Alberto Noguera, Yoell van Nieff, Lalengmawia; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Vikram Partap Singh; Iker Guarrotxena
The Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC will be broadcast Live on the Sports18 network in India.
Fans can watch the match on Sports18 Khel (Hindi Commentary), Surya Movies (Malayalam Commentary) and DD Bangla (Bengali Commentary) as well.
The Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC match can be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website from 7:30 pm IST in India.