Kalinga Super Cup 2024: East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC Preview, Head-To-Head, Lineup, Live Streaming and Telecast

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Kalinga Super Cup 2024, East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC: East Bengal will kick off the opening match of the tournament as they take on Hyderabad FC in Group A at the Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday (January 9).

The match will be the first of the doubleheader on the day with their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants taking on Sreenidi Deccan in the same group later in the evening kick-off at the main pitch of the Kalinga Stadium.

Match: East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC
Kick-off time: 2:00 PM IST
Location: Bhubaneswar
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Date: January 9, 2023

East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC: Head-to-Head Record

This will be the second encounter between the sides in the Super Cup as they faced off at the same stage last year in Kerala. The match was a high-scoring encounter as Hyderabad FC recovered from 1-3 down to 3-3 at full time. East Bengal's out-of-favour Spanish striker Javier Siverio Toro scored a brace for his former club Hyderabad FC in the game.

Naorem Mahesh Singh, who is away on national duty, scored a brace for East Bengal in the first half while VP Suhair also found the net. Their latest encounter came back in September in ISL 2023-24 as Cleiton Silva's late freekick goal sealed the win at the Salt Lake Stadium. This was East Bengal's first win over Hyderabad FC in any competition.

Matches Played in all competitions: 8

Hyderabad FC Win: 4

East Bengal Win: 1

Draws: 3

Hyderabad FC Goals: 17

East Bengal Goals: 9

East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC Preview

Both East Bengal and Hyderabad FC will have extra motivation to go better in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 as league title-winning chances look bleak at the moment. More so for Hyderabad FC, who are dead last in the points table (4 points in 11 games) and are yet to win a game this season. East Bengal, on the other hand, are eighth on the points table with 11 points in 10 games.

However, at Kalinga Super Cup 2024, they start with a clean slate but there will be key players missing on both ends. Hyderabad FC will miss the attacking prowess of Jonathan Moya after he left the club to join Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. This means Carlos Martinez is likely to take upon the striker's role while Joe Knowles has misfired.

Along with that, left-back Vignesh D has left the club on loan to Odisha FC till the end of the season. The Nizams will crucially miss the likes of Nikhil Poojary who has been called up for the national team for the upcoming AFC Asia Cup 2024.

East Bengal FC will be missing out on star winger Naorem Mahesh Singh and Lalchunnunga for similar reasons. Midfielder Mobashir Rahman has also left the club on loan to Chennaiyin FC. Coach Carles Cuadrat is likely to utilise the likes PV Vishnu, Jesin TK in their absence and may use further foreigners with up to six overseas players allowed in the line-up.

East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC: Predicted Lineup

East Bengal: Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Nishu Kumar, Hijazi Maher, Juan Pardo, Mandar Rao Desai, Saul Crespo, Souvik Chakraborty, Borja Herera, PV Vishnu, Javier Siverio, Cleiton Silva (C)

Hyderabad FC: Gurmeet Singh (GK), Alex Saji, Chinglensana Singh, Oswaldo Alanis, Manoj Mohammad, Petteri Pennanen, Joao Victor (C), Mohammed Yasir, Sahil Tavora, Carlos Martinez, Joe Knowles

East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC: Live Streaming and Telecast

Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
Telecast: Sports18