East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan: ISL Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups, and Fantasy XI

East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan: The penultimate league phase match of the 2022-23 Indian Super League will see two arch-rivals, East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan, lock horns in one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season – the Kolkata Derby. The match will be played in Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.

While this fixture has great historical significance, any possible outcome will not have a considerable impact on the league standings. East Bengal is already out of the top six race and will have nothing but pride to play for. With six wins and 19 points from 19 games, the Torchbearers are placed tenth in the standings.

𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 1️⃣ 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡', 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 #KolkataDerby 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐳 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 3️⃣ 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 #𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐅𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/4WaJePjoz6

— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) February 24, 2023

On the other hand, ATK Mohun Bagan has already qualified for the next round of the competition. The Mariners have won nine of their 19 matches and have 31 points to their name. For them, the main target will be to maintain their third place in the points table.

Team News:

East Bengal:

Given that his team had a great day at the office against Mumbai City in the last match, Constantine is unlikely to make any chances. With Kamaljit Singh in goal, the backline is likely to comprise Sarthak Golui, Lalchungnunga, Charalampos Kyriakou, and Jerry Lalrinzuala.

For the Torch, for #AmagoFans. 🔥#KolkataDerby – here we come! 🔴🟡#JoyEastBengal #আমাগোমশাল #EBFCATKMB #IndianFootball #HeroISL #KolkataDerby pic.twitter.com/Blj9AzVNwX

— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) February 24, 2023

Alex Lima and Mobashir Rahman will man the midfield, with VP Suhair and Naorem Mahesh Singh on the flanks. The onus of scoring goals will be on the overseas strike pairing of Brazilian Cleiton Silva and Englishman Jake Jervis.

ATK Mohun Bagan:

Although ATK Mohun Bagan won their last match against Kerala Blasters 2-1, it will not be surprising to see Ferrando making one change to his starting XI. Ashique Kuruniyan was not very effective against the Tuskers and could get the axe for this match.

In his place, Liston Colaco could be re-introduced into the team. Besides that, Boumous also had a poor outing against Kerala Blasters and was substituted at half-time. With the playoffs coming up, the Frenchman could be rested with Federico Gallego taking his place.

East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan: Head to Head:

The head-to-head records are completely inclined in favour of ATK Mohun Bagan. These two teams have crossed paths on five occasions in this competition and the Mariners have won all of those games.

Memories of epic Kolkata Derby moments ✨#ATKMohunBagan #JoyMohunBagan #আমরাসবুজমেরুন pic.twitter.com/NdA5LxFndw

— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) February 22, 2023

The first meeting of this season, which took place back in October, saw Ferrando's team securing a 2-0 win. After a goalless first half, Hugo Boumous and Manvir Singh were on the scoresheet for ATK Mohun Bagan in the second half.

Predicted Line-ups:

East Bengal (4-4-2): Kamaljit Singh; Sarthak Golui. Lalchungnunga, Charalampos Kyriakou, Jerry Lalrinzuala; VP Suhair, Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman, Naorem Mahesh Singh; Jake Jervis, Cleiton Silva.

ATK Mohun Bagan (4-2-3-1): Vishal Kaith; Asish Rai, Pritam Kotal, Brendan Hamill, Subhasish Bose; Carl McHugh, Glan Martins; Manvir Singh, Federico Gallego, Liston Colaco; Dimitri Petratos.

EB VS ATKMB:

GK: Kamaljit Singh

DEF: Jerry Lalrinzuala, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Pritam Kotal

MID: Alexandre Lima, Hugo Boumous, Carl McHugh

ST: Cleiton Silva, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh