Diamond Harbour vs East Bengal Prediction

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups & Team News | Durand Cup, 2025

Manav Chowdhury

Published - Aug 19, 2025, 01:30 PM

5 min

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups & Team News | Durand Cup, 2025

Summary

This will be the first time these two Kolkata-based teams will face each other in a competitive fixture.
Saul Crespo will be a big threat to the opposition team for sure in the upcoming fixture.
Diamond Harbour FC have reached the semi-final of the Durand Cup for the first time.

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Preview

Competition: Durand Cup
Date: Wednesday, 20 August
Kick-Off Time: 01:30 PM GMT
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

The race for the Durand Cup is beginning to fire up as we have reached the semi-final stages and have got the final four teams who will compete for the trophy. Diamond Harbour FC beat Jamshedpur FC, and East Bengal FC beat Mohun Bagan to reach the semi-final of the Durand Cup. Both these sides will lock horns in the second semi-final of the Durand Cup. Here's Sportsdunia's Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC's preview.

Despite being the away team, Diamond Harbour FC showed incredible resilience as they beat the Red Miners by 2-0. Even though the Red Miners only had Indian players, they did make things difficult for the Kolkata-based side. Diamond Harbour FC have a lot of ambition, and they have signed some quality players, and under the guidance of Kibu Vicunia, they have been brilliant so far. This is the first time they have reached the semi-final of the Durand Cup and will be hungry and eager to book their place in the final. The Red & Gold Brigade will be very confident going into this fixture, as they beat their rival Mohun Bagan in the Derby by 1-2. This is the first time under the leadership of Oscar Bruzon, East Bengal have won against the Mariners. This win will surely give a lot of relief to the fans who suffered a lot in the last few seasons. Now the Red & Gold Brigade are one of the favourites to win this tournament, and they deserve to be here as they strategically prepared everything. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure, and fans are expected to come in huge numbers.

Diamond Harbour FC Team News

Kibu Vicuna's team doesn't have any injury issues going into this match, and none of the players are suspended. All of the players are fit to play against the Red & Gold Brigade on Wednesday.

East Bengal FC Team News

Oscar Bruzon, head coach of East Bengal FC (Image Credit: Official X account of Sukalyan_MB)

Rashid is doubtful for the upcoming match, as he missed the match against Mohun Bagan due to the death of his father. The rest of the players are fit to play in the semi-final against Diamond Harbour FC.

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Predicted Lineups

Diamond Harbour FC Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Mishad

Defenders: Ajith Kumar, Ruatkima, Kortazar, Mandi

Midfielders: Paul, Liansanga, Samuel

Forwards: Justin, Majcen, Hali Charan

East Bengal FC Predicted Lineup (4-5-1):

Goalkeeper: Gill

Defenders: Rakip, Sibille, Anwar Ali, Nunga

Midfielders: Edmund, Miguel, Saul, Mahesh, Bipin

Forwards: Diamantakos

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Head-to-Head Record

This will be the first time both teams have faced each other in a competitive fixture.

Key Players to Watch in Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC

Luka Majcen (Diamond Harbour FC)

Majcen has been vital for Diamond Harbour's journey till now in this tournament as he has scored goals to help his team win matches. For the first time, Diamond Harbour FC have reached the semi-final of the Durand Cup, and surely Majcen will have a huge responsibility to score goals. East Bengal's defence has been astute so far in the competition, and they will make things very difficult for Majcen for sure. He will have to be at his best to make sure he is able to create history with Diamond Harbour FC.

Dimitrios Diamantakos (East Bengal FC)

There has been a lot of criticism around the Greek forward. Last season, he wasn't able to perform well and didn't score as many goals as the fans expected. This season, he has started his campaign very well as he helped the Red & Gold Brigade beat Mohun Bagan in the quarter-final game, in which he scored both goals. The Greek was very much charged up for the match and delivered a brilliant performance, and surely he will look to continue his form in the upcoming fixture as well.

Diamond Harbour FC vs East Bengal FC Prediction

Kibu Vicuna's boys have done a brilliant job in this tournament so far and will hope to get the ticket to the final. But the Red & Gold Brigade have proved that they are clear favourites to win this match as they have beaten their arch-rival in the last game. Most probably Oscar Bruzon's side will win this fixture.