The 16th match of the third edition of Indian Super League will take place between Kerala Blasters and FC Pune City. These two teams will be held on October 17, 2016, at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Balewadi-Pune.
TIMING
7:00 PM
WHERE TO WATCH
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 3
Kerala Blasters Team Preview
The Kerala team has a disappointing start to the tournament with the loss in the first two matches. The third match against the Delhi Dynamos FC resulted in a draw and then finally registered their first win of the tournament against the strong Mumbai team by 1-0.
The Kerala team has match winners in the form of Kunal Sawant, Mohammad Ansari, Aaron Hughes, Cedric Hengbart and Mohammed Rafique. The momentum of this team is on a high, and now; they will look to set up the whole tournament according to keep their hopes alive in this tournament.
A good all round display of football is what Kerala Blasters will need to claim the win against the FC Pune City.
Kerala Blasters Squad
Graham Stack, Sandip Nandy, Kunal Sawant, Mohammad Ansari, Aaron Hughes, Cedric Hengbart, Sandesh Jhingan, Gurwinder Singh, Pratik Chaudhary, Elhadji Ndoye, Josu Currais, Didier Boris Kadio, Azrack Mahamat, Mehtab Hossain, Mohammed Rafique, Ishfaq Ahmed, Vinit Rai, Michael Chopra, Antonio German, Kervens Belfort, Duckens Nazon, Mohammed Rafi, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Farukh Chaudhary, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.
FC Pune City Preview
The FC Pune City has won a single game in this tournament so far with the win in the second match. The team has played last game against the NorthEast United FC and lost by 1-0.
This match will be the important game for the Pune team as they need to keep their tournament match alive. Pune City team has match winners in the form of Arindam Bhattacharya, Vishal Kaith, Zodingliana Ralte, Vishal Kaith, Rahul Bheke, Yumnam Raju and Lenny Rodrigues.
FC Pune City Squad
Edel Bete, Arindam Bhattacharya, Vishal Kaith, Zodingliana Ralte, Vishal Kaith, Rahul Bheke, Yumnam Raju, Narayan Das, Augustine Fernandes, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Eduardo Ferreira, Gouramangi Singh, Arata Izumi, Jonathan Lucca, Francis Fernandes, Bruno Arias, Josep María Comadevall Crous (Pitu), Lenny Rodrigues, Manish Maithani, Momar Ndoye, Sanju Pradhan, Anibal Zurdo Rodriguez, Gustavo Oberman, Jesus Rodriguez Tato.
Prediction
FC Pune City is favorite to win this match.
