East Bengal will take on NorthEast United in a bottom half clash at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday, February 8. of the classification, having obtained only four points throughout the 2022-23 campaign.
Stephen Constantine’s side bounced back with a 1-0 win against Kerala Blasters in their previous game after losing four games in a row. It is more or less likely that they will finish between 8th and 10th place in the league table, as 7th-ranked Odisha FC are already nine points ahead.
NorthEast United, on the other hand, has struggled from the start to date. The Highlanders have been an easy opponent to play against due to a lack of investment in the team. Vincenzo Alberto Annese has not been able to turn the season around completely but he has installed relative confidence with respect to the team coached by Marco Balbul.
East Bengal vs NorthEast United: Team News
East Bengal will be without Mobashir Rahman and VP Suhair on Wednesday, while the visitors will host top scorer Wilmar Gil after suspension.
East Bengal vs NorthEast United: Predicted Lineup
East Bengal: Kamaljit Singh; Mohammad Rakip, Sarthak Golui, Iván González, Jerry Lalrinzuala; Sumeet Passi, Souvik Chakrabarti, Alex Lima, Naorem Mahesh Singh; Jake Jervis and Cleiton Silva.
Northeast United States: Mirshad Michu; Alex Saji, Gaurav Bora, Aaron Evans, Gurjinder Kumar; Emil Benny, Joseba Beitia, Pragyan Gogoi, Jithin MS; Wilmar Jordan and Romain Philippoteaux.
East Bengal vs NorthEast United Streaming Details
The game between East Bengal and NorthEast United will be broadcast on Star Sports channels while the live stream will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
East Bengal vs NorthEast United prediction
Despite having a difficult season under Stephen Constantine, Cleiton Silva has enough firepower to outlast his next opponent.
Prediction: East Bengal 2-1 North East United