Kalinga Super Cup 2024: Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala Preview, Head-To-Head, Lineup, Live Streaming and Telecast

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Kalinga Super Cup 2024, Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala: Mumbai City FC will kick off their Kalinga Super Cup campaign on Wednesday as they face I-League side Gokulam Kerala at the Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 in Bhubaneswar.

Round 1 of Group C will also culminate on the day as Chennaiyin FC and Punjab FC will square off in the evening on the main pitch of the same venue. All four clubs will be in the hunt for a positive result as only one of them will qualify for the semifinals.

Match: Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala
Kick-off time: 2:00 PM IST
Location: Bhubaneswar
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Date: January 11, 2023

Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala: Head to Head Record

This will be the first time, both the clubs will face off in any competition at the senior level.

Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala Preview

Mumbai City FC ended the year on a positive note as the former ISL champions defeated Chennaiyin FC 3-0 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The result ended their disappointment of a defeat against Kerala Blasters in Kochi four days ago, which was also their first of the ISL 2023-24.

However, Mumbai City FC will be devoided of their five key international players as Lallinzuala Chhangte, Rahul Bheke, Apuia, Vikram Pratap Singh, and Mehtab Singh -- all frontline players -- unavailable due to national duty at AFC Asian Cup 2024 in Qatar.

Kalinga Super Cup 2024, however, will allow new MCFC coach Petr Kratky to get familiar with the squad depth with the likes of Vinit Rai, Jayesh Rane, Sanjeev Stalin, Valpuia, Gurkirat Singh waiting in the wings. The option to use six foreign players will come to the aid of the Czech coach more as somebody like Abdenasser El Khayati may see more game time with Lallinzuala and Vikram not around.

As far as Gokulam Kerala is concerned, the sixth-placed I-League side has the best attack in the second-division league with 23 goals in 11 games. The Malabarians, under new manager Domingo Oramas, have utilised their lethal Spanish forward Alex Sanchez's goalscoring prowess with 12 goals in 10 games.

However, the Kozhikode-based club is trying to recover from a slump in form that saw them go without a win since the second half of November, which ended with a 4-1 win over Sreenidi Deccan in Hyderabad. Former FC Goa midfielder Edu Bedia also has a key presence in the team with four assists to his name while Sreekuttan VS's pace on the left wing has been lethal and has notched up a goal and three assists. Noufal PN has been crucial on the right wing as well

Out-of-favour Indian international Salam Ranjan Singh is a key presence in the defense with skipper Aminou Bouba while Avilash Paul guards the posts. Among other key members in the attack is their loan signing Justine Emmanuel, who came from Kerala Blasters and is known for generating pace. However, o

Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala: Predicted Lineup

Mumbai City FC: Mohammad Nawaz (GK), Valpuia, Tiri*, Rostyn Griffiths*, Sanjeev Stalin, Jayesh Rane, Vinit Rai, Gurkirat Singh, Greg Stewart*, Bipin Singh, Jorge Pereyra Diaz*

Gokulam Kerala: Abhilash Paul (GK); Nidhin Krishna, Salam Ranjan Singh, Aminou Bouba, Muhammed Saheef; Rishad PP, Edu Bedia, Sreekuttan VS, Noufal PN, Nili