Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups & Team News | Durand Cup

Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT Preview

• Competition: Durand Cup
• Date: Monday, 4 August
• Kick-Off Time: 01:30 PM GMT
• Venue: Kishore Bharati Krirangan

The 134th Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football tournament, is being held from July 23 to August 23. The Indian Armed Forces organise this tournament, and it has been running since 1888. It is also the traditional curtain-raiser for the Indian domestic football season. The Mariners will lock horns against the Border Security Force FT on Monday in a Group Stage game. Here's Sportsdunia's Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT preview. For the Group Stages, the 24 teams have been drawn into six groups of four teams. Mohun Bagan and BSF FT are placed in Group B alongside Mohammedan SC and Diamond Harbour FC. Both teams have played one match in the group till now, and have gotten opposite results. The Mariners played a derby match against Mohammedan SC as their first group game and won it by 3-1, and will look to win another game at home when they take on the BSF FT. The Mariners have an all-Indian players squad for this tournament and are led by Bastab Roy. Despite missing key foreign players, they are still very strong and are one of the favourites to win this tournament. On the other hand, the BSF FT team suffered a heavy defeat to Diamond Harbour FC, as they lost by 8-1. BSF FT are a semi-professional side, and Diamond Harbour are a newly promoted I-League team; the results clearly show the quality difference between these two sides. The BSF Ft team will suffer a similar result if they are not well prepared to face the mighty Mariners. Despite all the challenges, they are capable of causing trouble to the home side. This will be a mouthwatering clash for sure.

Mohun Bagan Team News

The Mariners have a squad of all Indian players, as the foreign players are still joining the camp. Quality-wise, they are one of the favourites to make it into the next round. All the players are fit, but Apuia will miss this fixture after receiving a red card in the Mohammedan SC game.

Border Security Force FT Team News

They are not a professional football team, but historically participated in this prestigious competition and the past have beaten some teams as well. Despite being a semi-professional team, they won't be an easy team to beat. Even though they suffered a heavy defeat in the last match, they will be looking to give their best on Monday.

Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT Predicted Lineups

Mohun Bagan Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith

Defenders: Ashish Rai, Dipendu Biswas, Deepak Tangri, Abhishek Singh

Midfielders: Anirudh Thapa, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Sahal Abdul Samad

Forwards: Kiyan Nassiri, Suhail Ahmed Bhatt, Liston Colaco

Border Security Force FT Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Harpreet

Defenders: Singh, Harpreet, Mohammed Aasif, Agou

Midfielders: Marngar, Bipul, Anandhu, Piyush

Forwards: Harmandeep, Kishori

Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT Head-to-Head Record

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

Key Players to Watch in Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT

Liston Colaco (Mohun Bagan)

Liston Colaco's last year was a mix of great and some poor performances with the Mariners. Even though he played a key role in Mohun Bagan's successful season last year, he was inconsistent and got criticised by the fans a lot. He will be hopeful of performing in a much better way this season, and in the absence of foreign players, he will be looking to score goals himself and help his teammates score as well.

Kiyan Nassiri (Mohun Bagan)

Kiyan left Mohun Bagan last season to join the Marina Machans, but after a disappointing campaign under Owen Coyle, he has once again joined his former side for the upcoming season. He is someone who didn't get a proper game time last season, and he will be hoping to impress the coaching staff to get some game time this year. Everyone knows his quality on the pitch, and surely he can help his team with his performance. Kiyan will have to be at his best to keep his place in the starting lineup.

Mohun Bagan vs BSF FT Prediction

The Mariners will be playing at home and are clear favourites to win this fixture as they have the better players in their team. Quality-wise, there is a huge difference between these two sides, but despite all these, we are surely going to witness a match full of goals. Most probably, the home team will comfortably win this match.

Predicted Score: Mohun Bagan 4-1 BSF FT

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