Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Indian Super League

Prediction published on 28/12/2023, 01:11  by Devesh Jaganath in Indian Super League Predictions

Mumbai City and Chennaiyin will lock horns in the Indian Super League on Thursday afternoon. The hosts are currently fourth in the league standings, while the visitors are sixth. The defending champions have made a mixed start to the season and will be hoping to cut the gap to the league leaders before the New Year. They are on 19 points after the first ten matches with a record of five wins, four draws and one loss. Mumbai trail league leaders Goa by four points, though they have played one game more. Their sole defeat came on Christmas Eve when they were beaten 2-0 by the Kerala Blasters on the road, which halted their unbeaten run of nine games. However, they are still unbeaten at home this season with a record of three wins and two draws. The hosts won the last match between these slides 2-1 at home last season and are the clear favourites in this one. 

Meanwhile, Chennaiyin got their season started in the worst possible way, conceding three consecutive defeats against Odisha, NorthEast United and Mohun Bagan in their first three league games. However, they have improved since then and have managed 12 points in 11 games up to this point, with a record of three wins, three draws and five losses. In their last match, the visitors were beaten 1-0 by Punjab, which snapped up a four-match unbeaten run. During that time, Chennaiyin played out three consecutive draws to East Bengal, Kerala Blasters, and Jamshedpur before claiming a 2-0 win over Bengaluru. The visitors have won only one of their five away games this season and are winless in their last three, including two draws and a loss. Chennaiyin have failed to beat this opponent in their last six attempts (W0 D1 L5) and have been outscored 13-5 in that time.