The recent head-to-head record favours Chennaiyin greatly as they are unbeaten against the NorthEast United FC in the last three seasons, having secured three wins from six games.
The Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa awaits a night that the Goan faithful have waited for long as the Gaurs go marching in to play their first home match in front of their fans for the first time in 972 days. Interestingly, Carlos Pena, who was a part of the XI when they last played in front of packed stands at Fatorda, is currently the club's head coach.
NEUFC were humbled 6-0 by a strong Odhisa FC in their first Group D game on August 17 and they do well to shrug that off mentally and believe that they can come back to winning ways against an Army Green side with plenty of new faces from last year.
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 28 (ANI): NorthEast United played a 1-1 draw in their final league game of the season against fellow strugglers SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan Stadium.
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bengaluru FC will be desperate to get back to winning ways and more importantly stay close to the top-four pack when they take on rock-bottom NorthEast United FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Friday.
Fatorda (Goa) [India], February 13 (ANI): NorthEast United FC head coach Khalid Jamil wants his side to finish the ongoing season of the Indian Super League (ISL) in a "good rhythm".
Panaji (Goa)[India], January 9 (ANI): One would be forgiven to be taken aback by FC Goa's performance against Chennaiyin. FC Goa looked dominant and in complete control of the tempo and their fate. They had to dig deep against a stubborn Chennaiyin side that has proved to be a tough nut to crack. The FC Goa team finally did prevail on the backs of a wonder goal and what can be considered one of their best displays till date this season.
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 27 (ANI): Deshorn Brown's powerful hat-trick ensured Mumbai City FC remained winless after two matches as NorthEast United FC shared the spoils with the defending champions in a high-octane Indian Super League clash at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Monday which ended 3-3.