Blasters Aim to Continue Good Form, East Bengal Hope to End Losing Streak

Kerala will be eager to continue climb up the ISL table while the Kolkata Giants will want to avoid a 4th consecutive defeat

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Kerala Blasters FC will aim to continue their recent run of good form while struggling East Bengal FC will be desperate to end a string of three back-to-back defeats when the two teams face each other in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Friday.

Kerala Blasters FC currently sit eighth on the table with 21 points from 17 matches, whereas East Bengal FC are 11th with 14 points from 16 encounters, on the back of four wins and a couple of draws.

East Bengal FC come into this game on the back of a three-match losing streak, with their longest such run within a single season being six consecutive defeats earlier in this campaign. A fourth consecutive loss would see them join NorthEast United FC as the only teams to register multiple losing streaks of four or more games in a single ISL season.

Kerala Blasters FC, meanwhile, snapped their four-game away losing streak with a 1-0 win against Punjab FC on January 5, 2025. They will look to secure back-to-back away victories for the first time since December 2023.