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MATCHDAY PREVIEW

Kerala Blasters will be taking on Bengaluru FC in the fiery Southern Rivalry at JLN stadium, Kochi. This mouth-watering clash will see both the teams facing each other for the eleventh time.KBFC is coming to this game after registering their fourth win in a row. The men in yellow defeated Jamshedpur FC for a solitary goal from Diamantakos. On the other hand, BFC previously faced a narrow defeat against ATKMB for 1-0.Blasters is standing in the 5th position of the league table with 5 wins out of 8 games. Bengaluru FC have 2 wins in 8 games and they are standing at the 9th position.

HEAD TO HEAD

Bengaluru FC have an edge over KBFC as they have won 6 games and KBFC grabbed all three points against them 2 times. Other 3 games ended in a stalemate. KBFC-BFC clashes always offer goals and the fans will be waiting to witness this raging fight.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Dimitrios Diamantakos scored in the fourth consecutive game from Luna’s free-kick against JFC. He is a constant threat up front and he has an optimal work rate to help the team when in need.Adrian Luna continues to be pivotal for the Blasters. Last game he was orchestrating the attack of KBFC and also provided an assist to Dimi with a looping free-kick.Marko Leskovic is the solid presence in KBFC’s defense. He is a leader from the back and has kept back-to-back clean sheets. He also grabbed the hero of the match in the last game.

WHERE TO WATCH

Catch it live on Disney+Hotstar, Jio TV, Asianet Plus, and the Star Sports network.Updates are also available on the club’s Twitter handle

Kerala Blasters will square off against Jamshedpur FC at JRD Tata Sports stadium, Jamshedpur. KBFC is coming for the second consecutive away game after a hiatus of about 2 weeks.

With an away win against Hyderabad FC in the last match, KBFC has won 3 games in a row which has never happened in the club’s history. Dimitrios’s solitary goal made the difference in Gachibowli stadium. On the other hand, reigning league winners JFC is approaching this match after a 4-match winless streak and both the teams will be looking forward to gathering maximum points out of this game.KBFC is in fifth position of the table with 12 points from 7 games whereas JFC is in 10th position with 4 points from the same number of games.

QUICK RUNDOWN

In 12 meetings between these two sides Jamshedpur has won 3 times and KBFC has won 2 times. 7 matches ended in stalemate. Jamshedpur still remains unbeaten against KBFC at their home and KBFC will be eager to break this record. Out of the 12 games, the men of steel have found nets 17 times and KBFC did it 12 times.

PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT

Dimitrios Diamantakos, who has scored in his 3 consecutive games, has risen up to the level from an initial phase of struggle. The Greek forward will be eyeingfor more goals to increase his tally.Marko Leskovic stood calm yet strong against Hyderabad’s relentless attack during the second half particularly in the dying minutes of the game. He was cool and composed and led the backline to earn a well deserved clean sheet and 3 points.Sandeep Singh had a good outing against defending champions HFC at their home. The right wing-back was crucial in game and was able to hold HFC’s attack through that flank to a certain extent. He, alongside Rahul KP gave their all to keep the score 1-0 up for Blasters.

WHERE TO WATCH

The live streaming of the game between Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC will be available on Star Sports network, Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Asianet plus. Live updates will be available through the club’s official Twitter account also.

Kerala Blasters Football Club can confirm that academy graduates Mohammed Aimen and Mohammed Azhar are all set to join the leading Polish club Rakow Czestochowa for a three week training stint. These academy graduates will train with the Polish side where they will be able to gain important footballing experience and participate in an excellent & immersive training environment.

The twin brothers’ footballing journey started with the U15’s team of Kerala Blasters. Their steady progress through the academy teams resulted in a first senior team call up during the 2022 preseason, prior to the start of the current Hero ISL 2022/23 season. Till date, the two have represented Kerala Blasters in the Kerala Premier League, Durand Cup and NextGen Cup.

“I’m extremely happy for our young academy players to test themselves in Europe. Aimen and Azhar are great examples of hard work and professionalism and they definitely deserve this great opportunity to learn in a different environment. The club is ready to do everything possible to help every young player to develop and explore new opportunities. Also, we promise our supporters that we will keep producing young talents from the academies, which is one of the key strategic objectives of the club. Trials/training abroad is only a small part of the overall development plan being implemented,” said Karolis Skinkys, Sporting Director of Kerala Blasters, on what is surely a landmark move.

Polish club Rakow Czestochowa is currently at the top of the Polish Football League, in line for a champions league qualification next year. Aimen and Azhar, who are currently participating in the ongoing Kerala Premier League, will be travelling until the middle of December.

The club can confirm that this is the first of many more player exchanges to come as part of its commitment to youth development and academy enhancement. Everyone at Kerala Blasters Football Club wishes both Aimen and Azhar all the very best.

Kerala Blasters will be facing Hyderabad FC in the third away match of the season at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli. The second match of the doubleheader Saturday will be the repetition of last year’s final match and both teams will be eyeing all three points.

KBFC is coming to this game after an electric win against FC Goa 3-1 in front of the home crowd. We are in the 6th position with 9 points and Hyderabad FC is on an unbeaten run they are at the pole position of the table with 16 points to their name. From the Blasters’ perspective, will be looking forward to winning the game and taking a leap in the point table, whereas HFC will try to increase their point tally.

HEAD TO HEAD

Kerala and Hyderabad have faced each other 6 times in the league and once in the final match. Blasters have won 3 games and HFC have won 4 times including the finale of season 8. There was never a draw between these two and the goals scored against each other are somewhat similar.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Adrian Luna scored his second of the season against Goa. With 2 goals and an assist to his name, he is one of the top goal contributors for KBFC so far.Dimitrios Diamantakos scored in his second consecutive game with a spot-kick against Goa. It was he who won the penalty kick and didn’t give them a chance for the keeper to touch the ball. He also got an assist in the same game.

Ivan Kaliuzhnyi only scores bangers and he proved it once again with that thunderous strike against FC Goa. With four goals scored in total, the Ukrainian is now leading the Golden Boot charts.

WHERE TO WATCH

Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC will be live-streamed through Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV, Asianet Plus, and Star Sports Network. Updates will be also available through KBFC’s official Twitter handle

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Kerala Blasters will take on FC Goa in their fourth home match of the season at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. KBFC who is coming after a remarkable away win against Northeast United FC for 3-0 will be looking forward to replicating the same against FC Goa. In their prior game against Jamshedpur FC, the Gaurs also won by the margin of 3-0 and hence they will be eager to continue the winning run.

In the game against NEUFC, our Greek forward Dimitrios found his first goal of the season and Sahal, who came in as a substitute, scored the brace to wrap the game for us. With 6 points from 5 games, KBFC is now placed in 7th position of the league table. Goa is in 4th position with 9 points from 4 games.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Dimitrios Diamantakos finally found the nets with a classical number 9 finish against NEUFC from Saurav’s pass across the face of goal.Sahal Abdul Samad who became the most capped player for KBFC in ISL with 77 games under his belt, scored a brace in the dying minutes of the game against the Highlanders. Sahal came in as the substitute but didn’t hesitate to show his abilities in front of goal and made his ‘milestone’ match a memorable one.

QUICK RUNDOWN

FC Goa is almost always a tough opponent for the Blasters. Out of 16 matches played between these two teams, the Gaurs have won 9 times and have scored 40 goals against KBFC. Blasters have won only 3 games and the remaining 4 ended up in stalemate. With 63 goals scored against each other, Kerala-Goa battle is one of the highest scoring fixture in the ISL.

WHERE TO WATCH

The live streaming of KBFC vs FCG is available through Asianet Plus, Jio TV, Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports network. Update on game will be made available through club’s official Twitter handle.

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Kerala Blasters will encounter Northeast United FC in their second away game of the season at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati. In the last game against Mumbai City, the Blasters faced a defeat of two goals, but the character shown by the team in the second half has reignited the hope of many fans.

With only three points from the first four games of the season, the men in yellow will be eyeing a win to get back into the rhythm. Northeast is currently last in the table and they haven’t secured a point yet. Despite their bottom spot, they’ve always given a good fight to each team they faced.

HEAD TO HEAD

KBFC holds an upper hand against NEUFC as we have won 6 out of 16 games. Highlanders have tasted victory 4 times and it was all square 6 times in the history of Hero ISL. In the previous season, KBFC emerged victorious in one match and the other ended as a stalemate.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

KP Rahul had an extraordinary outing against Mumbai in Kochi. He possessed a lot of threat to the Islander’s defence and created a lot of difficulties for them with his little touches and sleeky skills.

Adrian Luna has been pivotal for Blasters in all these games. Against Mumbai City, it was very unfortunate that he couldn’t find a goal as he struck the woodwork and missed some other chances.

WHERE TO WATCH

NEUFC vs KBFC will be streamed through Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV, Asianet Plus and Star Sports network. Updates will be made available through the club’s Twitter account also.

Kerala Blasters FC will square off against Mumbai City FC in the third home game of the season. In the previous match against Odisha FC, KBFC went down to a narrow defeat of 2-1. Harmanjot Khabra’s header goal in the first half of the game gave us the hope of 3 more points in the bag but things turned around in favour of Odisha in the second half. KBFC now has 3 points from 3 games.

Mumbai City FC is having a good run in the season. They started the season with a 3-3 draw against HFC, won the next game against Odisha FC and drew the next game against JFC. They’re in 4th position with 5 points from 3 games. Islanders and Blasters are similar in their principles in-game, both love to attack and play pressing football.

QUICK RUNDOWN

The Islanders have an edge over KBFC in terms of the number of games won. Mumbai has grabbed all 3 points 6 times against the Blasters and the Men in Yellow have defeated them 4 times out of 16 matches played all together. Both of them shared points on 6 occasions.In the previous season, KBFC was dominant over Mumbai City FC and won both the legs scoring 3 past them.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Harmanjot Khabra had a very good outing against Odisha FC with a goal to his name. He has been a main presence in the defence for the Blasters throughout the season.Adrian Luna continues to provide the best for the team. The Uruguayan played a vital role against Odisha and also added an assist to his name.

WHERE TO WATCH

The live telecast of KBFC vs MCFC is available on Disney+Hotstar, Jio TV, Asianet Plus, and the Star Sports network.Updates will be provided through the club’s Twitter handle as well

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Kerala Blasters will lock horns with Odisha FC in the first away match of the Hero ISL season 9. Blasters, started off the season with an exquisite win against East Bengal FC fell short in the next game against ATKMB for 2-5. Even though it was the yellow army who took the lead against the Mariners, they came back to the game before half time and etched another win to their books.
Odisha FC is in a similar setting as well. They defeated Jamshedpur FC (2-3) in the first match of the season but failed to clinch the three points against Mumbai City FC (2-0). Both the teams are akin in their football philosophy, that is, both like to play attacking and entertaining football. Blasters will be looking forward to getting back into winning ways and to regain the mentality whereas the Kalinga warriors will be aiming for an home victory.

HEAD TO HEAD

Kerala holds an upper hand against Odisha FC in ISL. KBFC emerged victorious 7 times in past 18 clashes and Odisha have won 4 times. The points were shared on 7 occasions. A game between these two teams almost always assures a goal. Both of them have found nets for 24 times each. In their last meeting, KBFC dominated the game to win 2-0

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

The local lad Rahul KP scored a delicate goal against ATKMB in front of the home fans for the first time. He has been offering pace and agility to the team each time he was on the pitch.

Ivan Kaliuzhnyi continues to increase his goal tally in yellow. After the brace against East Bengal, the Ukrainian got the introductory goal of the match against ATKMB. Apart from goals, he has also been a workforce in midfield for KBFC.

Sahal Abdul Samad has been pivotal for Ivan’s Blasters in this season. He had a good game against ATKMB, working relentlessly down the flank and added an assist to his name with the pass given for Kaliuzhnyi’s goal.

WHERE TO WATCH

Catch it live on Disney+Hotstar, Jio TV, Asianet Plus, and the Star Sports network.
Updates are also available on the club’s Twitter handle.

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Kerala Blasters will be facing ATK Mohun Bagan at JLN stadium, Kochi in the second match of the season. KBFC who is coming after a tremendous win against East Bengal FC will be looking forward to continue their winning momentum. ATKMB on other side lost their introductory match against Chennaiyin FC and they will be eager to register their first win of the season in Kochi.

KBFC had a good start to the season with the win against East Bengal in front of the home fans. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, who came in as a substitute for the last 10 minutes scored 2 brilliant goals to secure the game for us. It was the Uruguayan, Adrian Luna who broke the deadlock to give us the lead. The men in yellow will be aiming to repeat the same result against a formidable ATKMB side

HEAD TO HEAD

Kerala Blasters have faced ATK Mohun Bagan 4 times out of which the Mariners won 3 times and spoils where shared at a single occasion. In the very recent outing against them, Blasters were held to a 2-2 draw, the 2 goals came from Adrian Luna.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, the Ukrainian proved to be a super sub with 2 goals scored in a span of 10 minutes in his first ever game in yellow.Adrian Luna continues to deliver the best for the Tuskers and will be a key element when we face the Kolkatan side.Harmanjot Khabra was another player who had a good day at the office on the previous matchday. Alongside fulfilling his defensive duties he provided the assist to Luna’s goal as well.

WHERE TO WATCH

You can catch the live telecast of ‘Indian El-classico’ on Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Asianet Plus.

MATCHDAY PREVIEW

The new iteration of Hero Indian Super League will kick-off on 7th of October, 2022 with Kerala Blasters taking on the Kolkatan side Emami East Bengal at JLN stadium, Kochi.Missing the silverware by a whisker in last season, KBFC will be eyeing for a win to kick start the journey towards glory. With the fans getting back to the stands, the Men in yellow is all pumped up to prove their mettle in front of their 12th Man.

TEAM NEWS

Kerala Blasters retained coach Ivan Vukomanovic, the core Indian team and the two foreigners – Adrian Luna and Marko Leskovic – after their dream run into the ISL finals last season. Victor Mongil, a familiar face to Indian football has joined our ranks alongside Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Apostolos Giannou and Dimitrios Diamantakos.For bolstering our attacking side, we have brought in the likes of Saurav Mandal and Bryce Miranda from Churchil Brothers and also Bidhyashagar Singh in a loan deal from Bengaluru FC. Nihal Sudheesh and Sreekuttan MS have been promoted to the senior team from the reserves and the SAFF U-20 champion Vibin Mohanan will also join the squad after a loan-spell at Indian Arrows.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, who hails from Ukraine have impressed the spectators with his vision and on-the-ball control during preseason time.Youngsters Saurav Mandal and Bryce Miranda have shown glimpses of wonders throughout the whole preseason and they’re ready to give out everything on the field.Similar to the previous two editions of ISL, Jessel Carneiro will be leading the Yellow Army once again. Jessel, who joined the club in 2019, made his presence throughout ISL season 6 by adding 5 assists to his name in that single season. Midway through the ISL-8, he got injured and Adrian Luna lead the team thereafter.

QUICK RUNDOWN

KBFC have previously faced East Bengal 4 times in ISL out of which the spoils were shared 3 times. In their recent meeting, the Blasters emerged victorious for the scoreline of 1-0, courtesy to Enes Sipovic’s thumping header goal.

WHERE TO WATCH

You can catch the live telecast of KBFC vs EB on Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Asianet Plus.