ISL 2024-25 Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan Preview: Schedule, Team News, H2H, Predicted Playing XI

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In the third round of ISL 2024-25 Mohun Bagan Super Giant will challenge Bengaluru FC in their home at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (September 28).

In this match, two heavyweights of ISL will take on each other and will challenge to end each other's unbeaten runs. The Blues have started their ISL campaign with two wins in a row and defeated East Bengal and Hyderabad. This will be their third consecutive home match, and they will surely try their best to continue their undefeated streak at home.

On the other hand, the defending champions started their campaign with a 2-2 draw against Mumbai City FC, though they made a comeback with a win against NorthEast United. The Green and Maroon will certainly set their goal to get the second win and three points in an attempt to secure their spot in the top four.

After having a perfect start, it will be the toughest fixture till now for Gerard Zaragoza’s team. Whereas Mohun Bagan also tries their best to get back their rhythm. Despite being two heavyweights in this tournament, Mohun Bagan has an overwhelming dominance over the Blues, and this will certainly provide some extra confidence to Jose Molina’s team.

Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan Schedule

Date: Saturday, September 28

Time: 7:30 pm IST

Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan H2H Record

Played: 9
Bengaluru FC Wins: 1
Mohun Bagan Wins: 7
Draw: 1

In both fixtures in the last ISL, Bengaluru FC was defeated by the Green and Maroon Brigade. In the last ISL, the Blues had faced a humiliating 4-0 defeat against the Kolkata-based club.

Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan: Team News, Injury Update

Gerard Zaragoza will have the full squad at his disposal for tomorrow's match. Rahul Bheke and Vinith Venkatesh both have been brilliant in the last two matches. Venkatesh, the 19-year-old with his impressive ball control ability along with attacking playstyle will be the player to keep an eye on. Sunil Chhetri is currently the top scorer for Bengaluru FC with 2 goals.

On the other hand, Alberto Rodriguez and Ashique Kuruniyan will miss the fixture as they are not ready yet to be declared completely fit. Dimitri Petratos will be expected to be the cornerstone of the Mariners attack. Last season, the Australian forward was phenomenal for Mohun Bagan, and a continuation of similar performance can also be expected from him in this match.

Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan (4-4-2): Predicted Playing XI

Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Aleksander Jovanovic, Naorem Roshan Singh; Suresh Singh, Pedro Capo, Alberto Noguera, Vinith Venkatesh; Sunil Chhetri, Jorge Pereyra Diaz

Mohun Bagan (4-3-1-2): Vishal Kaith; Tom Aldred, Asish Rai, Subhasish Bose, Dippendu Biswas; Manvir Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Liston Colaco; Greg Stewart; Dimitri Petratos, Jamie Maclaren

Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan: Predicted Scoreline

Bengaluru FC 1:1 Mohun Bagan