Odisha FC will meet Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa in its next game of the ongoing eighth edition of the Hero Indian Super League scheduled to be played at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco on Saturday. This game is going to be a designated away game for the Kalinga Warriors and they will definitely look forward to getting the result in their favour. 
 

Odisha FC succumbed a defeat in their previous game as the team from Bhubaneswar was beaten by neighbouring Jamshedpur FC by a big margin of 4-0 goals. Chennaiyin, on the other hand, was defeated by Mumbai City FC 1-0 in its last game on Wednesday.

Both the teams will have the same target and that is to get back on the track of winning. Having played five games each, both OFC and CFC are almost in a similar situation on the points table. Odisha, with three wins and two defeats, has nine points while the Chennai-based side has eight points with two wins, two draws, and one loss.

“The good thing in football is that we play again next week and we are going to prepare. We will take whatever good things we did today and try to be ready for the match and compete well. I apologize to all Odisha FC fans on behalf of the team and everyone today,” Odisha FC Head Coach Kiko Ramirez had mentioned after the previous game against JFC.

After their defeat against MCFC, Chennaiyin Head Coach Bozidar Bandovic had expressed, “Emotionally it's bad because I believe we deserved more but we need to keep working, keep thinking about the next game. We need to be ready and we will be ready for the next game.

“I think defensively we totally controlled the game, In attack, we were much better in the second half. If we had attacked in the first half like we did in the second, we could win the game. But as I said, if we score the goal in the second half, the chances we had, it will be a totally different game. So defensively we controlled well.”

Hero ISL 2021-22 Match 33: Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC
Date and Time: 18th December 2021, Saturday, 19:30 IST
Venue: Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco da Gama, Goa
Live on: Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar and JioTV

Odisha FC Squad:

Goalkeepers: Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh
Defenders: Lalhrezuala Sailung, Hendry Antonay, Victor Mongil, Hector Rodas, Gaurav Bora, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Sahil Panwar, Lalruatthara, Deven Sawhney.
Midfielders: Paul Ramfangzauva, Javier Hernandez, Vinit Rai, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Liridon Krasniqi.
Forwards: Aridai Cabrera, Jonathas De Jesus, Nandhakumar Sekar, Akshunna Tyagi, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Mawihmingthanga, Nikhil Raj, CVL Remtluanga.