East Bengal vs Minerva Punjab: result 0-1 and analysis
I-LeagueMatchday 3Kick-off on December 4, 2018 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata
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What was the result of East Bengal vs Minerva Punjab?
Minerva Punjab won 0-1 on December 4, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 78′William Opoku AsieduMinerva Punjab
Official lineup for East Bengal vs Minerva Punjab
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
East Bengal
- 9E. Esqueda
- 22J. Justin
- 30B. Vanlalremdika
- 16K. Aidara
- 21Y. Longvah
- 2Johnny Acosta Zamora
- 3Borja Gómez Pérez
- 5K. Singh
- 27Lalramchullova
- 41M. Mohammed
- 1U. Kadavath
Minerva Punjab
- 4Philip Njoku
- 42William Opoku Asiedu
- 49Amandeep Singh
- 6B. Dahir
- 5L. Touré
- 13A. Singh
- 15S. Das
- 21A. Sangwan
- 24M. Thoiba
- 40Jorge Ivan Caceido Rodriguez
- 30A. Singh
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, East Bengal have 5 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Minerva Punjab have 2, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2018 | Aizawl(away) | 2-3 | I-League |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Chennai City(home) | 1-2 | I-League |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Shillong Lajong(away) | 3-1 | I-League |
| Oct 27, 2018 | NEROCA(away) | 2-0 | I-League |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Bengaluru(home) | 1-4 | AIFF Super Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2018 | Indian Arrows(home) | 1-0 | I-League |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Shillong Lajong(away) | 2-2 | I-League |
| Nov 18, 2018 | Gokulam(away) | 0-1 | I-League |
| Nov 10, 2018 | Aizawl(away) | 2-1 | I-League |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Real Kashmir(home) | 0-1 | I-League |
How many goals should we expect?
East Bengal score 1.6 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 8; Minerva Punjab score 0.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3 | 5/8 | 5/8 |
| Minerva Punjab | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3 | 2/7 | 2/7 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy