ISL 2024-25: Chennaiyin FC Face Mumbai City in Historic 1000th League Game

Chennaiyin FC will aim to carry ir impressive away form from 2024-25 season into ir first home win as y take on Mumbai City FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stium in Chennai on Saturday. This fixture also marks a milestone as 1000th game in Indian Super League (ISL), ding to anticipation for home fans.

Marina Machans will face a team just one spot below m in standings, who come into game unbeaten in ir last four league matches, with two wins and two draws. A victory would lift CFC up to second place in table before international break, making 1000th game an unforgettable occasion for Chennaiyin supporters. He coach Owen Coyle emphasized this in his pre-match press conference on Friday.

“Tomorrow’s 1000th game in Indian Super League – what a fantastic achievement for league, seeing how it’s progressed, developed, and given young Indian players an opportunity. We’re proud to be part of it, representing Chennaiyin against a very good team in Mumbai, and we have to ensure we’re at our best. We’re looking forward to it,” Coyle told media in Chennai.

CFC have been on ro for five of ir first seven matches this season, recording three wins and two draws. Coyle dressed this in his comments, explaining how team plans to maximize points over season.

“We’ve done well away because we’ve h five away games. We’ve only h two games at home! We could have won first game against Mohammedan and played very well against a strong FC Goa side. What we need to do is continue performing to our potential,” Coyle ded.

“This is a new group. more we work toger, better we’ll become. Ultimately, over season, it’s t about home or away—it’s about collective, garing eugh points to stay in competition. And that’s what we have to keep aiming for.”

Saturday’s clash will be 21st meeting between Chennaiyin and Mumbai in ISL history, with CFC looking for ir seventh win in this fixture.

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Matches: 20 | CFC: 6 | MCFC: 11 | Draws: 3