Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Hyderabad FC will play each other on Wednesday in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024–25 at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Gachibowli over the holiday season. Both clubs are looking to move up the standings. The reigning ISL winners go to Hyderabad FC’s home field, where they are coming off a decisive 4-0 victory against Mohammedan SC in Kolkata.

As they attempt to move up the ladder and overtake Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC in the rankings, the Mariners will be cautious about taking the Thangboi Singto-coached team lightly given Hyderabad FC’s attack line’s impressive performances in the City of Joy. With three points versus Mohammedan SC in the most recent encounter, Hyderabad FC ended a seven-game losing run. Putting that aside, the club will now aim to record their second consecutive three-point performance. They previously accomplished this in a five-match stretch from December 2022 to February 2023.

Although the team’s continued success has been a matter for worry, recent indications suggest that they have overcome those issues to really come on their own and play at their best. Against Mohammedan SC, Hyderabad FC went on an incredible goal-scoring display, netting four of their eleven shots. Since scoring six goals in ten shots against Odisha FC on December 28, 2021, the team’s conversion rate of 36.4% was the best they had ever registered in a single game. Only twice in the ISL has Hyderabad FC had a shooting conversion rate of more than 30% in back-to-back games (two games in February 2021). The Mariners have only lost once in their last seven meetings with Hyderabad FC, and they have been defeating the team on a regular basis lately. They have kept a clean sheet in six meetings during that time, winning four and drawing two. Last season, the Mariners defeated Hyderabad FC in both of their meetings. However, the Kolkata-based club would have a more difficult task in the event of a revitalized home team arrangement. The Mohun Bagan Super Giants have scored the most goals of any side this season, with six goals from set pieces. The fact that three of these goals came from corners indicates that the Hyderabad FC defense will need to play with more caution in these circumstances.

The Mariners are distinct when they work together because of their ability to influence and generate effective attacking movements from both open plays and set pieces. In the 12 ISL matches between the two teams, Hyderabad FC has won twice. Five games have ended in ties, while five have seen the Mohun Bagan Super Giants win. Thangboi Singto, head coach of Hyderabad FC, has commended his team for flawlessly adhering to his tactics. He commends everyone for being aware of their duties and expects that the trend will continue in the next events.