RAU’s current form and home advantage make them the clear favorites.
RAU’s current form and home advantage make them the clear favorites.
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Teams: Tiddim Road Athletic Union vs. Namdhari FC
Stadium: Kalyani Municipal Stadium, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Series: I-League
Hours of play: 16.30
Match day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
Gerard Williams, Manash Protim Gogoi, Sunil Benchamin, Bidyananda Singh, Abraham Okyere, Khumanthem Arun Singh, Danish Aribam, Deepak Singh, Robinson Singh Soraisam, Soraisam Pritam Kumar Singh, Md Rafique Ali Sardar
Akashdeep Singh, Tenzin Samdup, Harmanjot Singh, Sukhandeep Singh, Imanol Arana Sádaba, Palwinder Singh, Manbir Singh, Stephen Abeiku Acquah, Jaskaranpreet Singh, Manvir Singh, Saurabh Bhanwala
Date | League | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
19/11/23 | I-L | Sreenidi Deccan | 0 – 5 | TRAU |
22/11/23 | I-L | Churchill Brothers | 4 – 0 | TRAU |
25/11/23 | I-L | Shillong Lajong | 2 – 1 | TRAU |
07/12/23 | I-L | TRAU | 1 – 5 | Aizawl |
10/12/23 | I-L | TRAU | 3 – 0 | Inter Kashi |
Date | League | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
21/11/23 | I-L | Aizawl | 3 – 0 | Namdhari |
26/11/23 | I-L | Namdhari | 0 – 2 | Sreenidi Deccan |
02/12/23 | I-L | Gokulam Kerala | 2 – 2 | Namdhari |
05/12/23 | I-L | Namdhari | 1 – 2 | Delhi FC |
13/12/23 | I-L | Namdhari | 0 – 1 | Mohammedan |
Club | Player | Goals | Penalty Goals |
---|---|---|---|
TRAU | Robinson Singh | 2 | 0 |
TRAU | D. Aribam | 1 | 0 |
TRAU | A. Okyere | 1 | 0 |
TRAU | L. Shil | 1 | 0 |
TRAU | D. Singh | 1 | 0 |
Club | Player | Goals | Penalty Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Namdhari | Imanol Arana | 2 | 0 |
Namdhari | Harmanpreet Singh | 2 | 0 |
Namdhari | Akashdeep Singh II | 1 | 0 |
Namdhari | P. Singh | 1 | 0 |
Namdhari | Sehajdeep Singh | 1 | 0 |
TRAU and Namdhari will clash in a crucial match at Kalyani Stadium as they strive to avoid relegation. In their recent I-League encounter, Namdhari suffered a 1-0 defeat against Mohammedan at Namdhari Stadium, extending their winless streak to six matches (W0 D1 L5). This leaves them in 12th place with five points, just one point away from safety with two matches remaining.
TRAU currently sits in the last position with four points, trailing by two points from safety and also having two matches left. They secured their first league victory in the 2023/2024 season with a 3-0 win at home against Inter Kashi, breaking a seven-match losing streak.
Notably, this will be the first I-League encounter between TRAU and Namdhari. Namdhari, led by Imanol Arana, who has scored twice, seeks to improve their standing. On the other hand, Robinson Singh has been a standout performer for TRAU, leading the club with two goals.
In their recent six league matches, TRAU has won one and lost five, while Namdhari has drawn one and lost five, highlighting the significance of the upcoming match for both teams in their battle against relegation.
While Namdhari FC’s defensive solidity shouldn’t be underestimated, TRAU’s current form and home advantage make them the clear favorites:
We presict a TRAU victory with a possible score of 2-0, but caution that a determined Namdhari FC can hold them to a draw.
# | Team | MP | D | P* |
1 | Mohammedan | 9 | 13 | 23 |
2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 10 | 14 | 20 |
3 | Real Kashmir | 9 | 11 | 17 |
4 | Aizawl | 9 | 8 | 17 |
5 | Shillong Lajong | 9 | 3 | 16 |
6 | Gokulam Kerala | 9 | 5 | 13 |
7 | Delhi FC | 9 | 3 | 13 |
8 | Inter Kashi | 9 | -7 | 11 |
9 | Churchill Brothers | 9 | 3 | 11 |
10 | NEROCA | 9 | -16 | 7 |
11 | Rajasthan United | 9 | -8 | 6 |
12 | Namdhari | 9 | -9 | 5 |
13 | TRAU | 9 | -20 | 4 |
* MP – Matches Played; D – Goal Difference; P – Points.
The Kalyani Municipal Stadium is situated in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It serves as a significant venue for football matches and various sporting events. Here are some key details about the stadium:
The I-League is the men’s second-tier of the Indian football league system. It was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League, with the first season starting in November 2007. The competition was launched as India’s first-ever top-tier professional football league with the aim to increase the player pool for the India national team.
Currently, the I-League is contested by 13 clubs. The winners get promoted to the Indian Super League. The I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2. Since the inception of the I-League, a total of seven clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo has won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times.
The I-League was formed after the 2006–07 NFL season. The league’s first season consisted of eight teams from the previous NFL campaign and two teams from the 2nd Division to form a 10-team league. The league announced a change in their foreign-player restrictions with the new rule being that all the clubs could sign four foreigners – three non-Asian and one which must be Asian.