Before the commencement of the ISL 2021 Season, let us have a look at the teams with the most wins in ISL history.

The Hero ISL 2021 season will start on Friday, November 19, 2021, with ATK Mohun Bagan taking on Kerala Blasters in the opening clash of the campaign. Mumbai City FC were the defending champions of last season and will look to keep it the same way this season as well.

Previous champions Bengaluru FC and ATK Mohun Bagan will look to regain their glory from last season whereas newcomers like SC East Bengal and Odisha FC to name a few have also strengthened pretty well this summer.

The Teams with most wins in ISL history are:

#1. FC Goa - Matches played (130) - Wins (58) - Win % - (44.61%)

#2. Mumbai City FC - Matches played (123) - Wins (51) - Win % - (41.46%)

#3. Chennaiyin FC - Matches played (127) - Wins (44) - Win % - (34.64%)

#4. ATK FC - Matches played (107) - Wins (41) - Win % - (38.31%)

#5. Bengaluru FC - Matches played (82) - Wins (40) - Win % - (48.78%)

#6. NorthEast United FC - Matches played (120) - Wins (35) - Win % - (29.16%)

#7. Kerala Blasters FC - Matches played (122) - Wins (32) - Win % - (26.22%)

#8. FC Pune City - Matches played (80) - Wins (27) - Win % - (33.75%) (Club Dissolved in 2019)

#9. Delhi Dynamos - Matches played (82) - Wins (25) - Win % - (30.48%) (Club changed identity into Odisha FC)

#10. Jamshedpur FC - Matches played (74) - Wins (24) - Win % - (32.43%)

#11. Hyderabad FC - Games played (38) - Wins (8) - Win % - (21.05%) (Replaced FC Pune City in 2019)

#12. East Bengal - Games played (20) - Wins (3) - Win % - (15%) (Made debut in ISL 2020)

2 ISL Clubs have gone through a merge or a change in name

#1. ATK Mohun Bagan FC - Games played (23) - Wins (13) - Win % - (56.52%) (ATK and Mohun Bagan Athletic has merged and became ATK Mohun Bagan)
#2. Odisha FC - Games played (38) - Wins (9) - Win % - (23.68%) (Delhi Dynamos changed its identity to Odisha FC)

Hello and welcome to another live coverage of the Indian Super League 2024-25. Tonight, we will be covering another chapter of the highly-anticipated rivalry where the two Southern rivals, Mumbai City FC and  Kerala Blasters FC will face each other at the Mumbai Football Arena at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. 

Build Up 

The last meeting between Mumbai City FC and Kerala Blasters was a goal galore but one-sided. Kerala Blasters crushed Mumbai by 8-0 in the opening game of the 2024 Durand Cup in Kolkata. 

However, the scenarios are pretty different in the Indian Super League tonight, as Mumbai City will host Kerala Blasters at the Mumbai Football Arena where both teams are under severe pressure with their current performance and they will lock horns for all three points.

Mumbai City were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game against Odisha FC at home. Petr Kratky's men are in the 10th position league table with only 1 win so far in 5 matches and having 6 points. They lost against Jamshedpur FC at away and drew the other three. Also, The Islanders have only scored 7 goals, which is the lowest tally among the top 10 teams right now. The defending ISL Cup winners are under pressure as they will put their all to thrive and progress in the league table. 

On the other hand, Kerala Blasters' journey in the ISL 2024-25 so far has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. The Tuskers are in the 9th position of the league table with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats and collecting 8 points in 6 matches. Mikael Stahre's battalion lost to Bengaluru FC by 1-3 in their last ISL outing. However, their Moroccan talisman Noah Sadoui, and forward Jesus Jimenez are in fine form. After missing out on the Bengaluru game, Sadaoui is expected to return tonight.

As a nail-biting ISL encounter is set to take place in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST onwards, sit back and enjoy the game with Sportzpoint bringing you all the LIVE updates, news, and scores. 

This is Soumit Bhattacharya, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk.

Hello and welcome to another live coverage of the Indian Super League 2024-25. Tonight, we will be covering the highly-anticipated Southern Derby where the two long-standing rivals, Kerala Blasters FC and Bengaluru FC will face each other at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. 

Buildup

Kerala Blasters FC took away all three points in their last game against Mohammedan SC in Kolkata on 20 October 2024. However, they are currently in the 6th position of the league table with 8 points in 5 matches. 

The Blasters were shockingly defeated by Punjab FC by 1-2 in their opening ISL game this season in Kochi. They managed to beat East Bengal by 2-1 in the second match-week. Following that win, the Mikale Stahre-coached team had two consecutive draws against NorthEast United FC and against Odisha FC respectively. They came back to the winning ways by winning 2-1 against Mohammedan SC in their last outing. 

However, tonight, Kerala Blasters will host an unstoppable Bengaluru FC in the Southern Derby but they will receive the home advantage and they will surely try to capitalize on it. 

Read Also | 5 Best Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC encounters

On the contrary, Bengaluru FC is atop the league table, bagging 13 points in 5 matches. The Blues are flying high by winning 4 matches and just drawing one. They have also kept 5 clean-sheets out of the 5 matches they played so far. 

The Gerard Zaragoza-coached side commenced their ISL campaign with a 1-0 win over East Bengal. Following that, Bengaluru earned two consecutive wins against Hyderabad FC by 3-0 and another 3-0 win over Mohun Bagan Super Giant. They were held to a goalless draw against Mumbai City FC but won their fourth match of the season against Punjab FC by 1-0.

Bengaluru FC will be full of confidence tonight though they head to the Southern Derby in an away ground. 

This is Soumit Bhattacharya, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk.

Indian Super League 2024-25 is about to witness the 18th encounter between Kerala Blasters FC and Bengaluru FC, known as the 'Southern Derby' tonight at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Though Bengaluru FC came victorious in most of these fixtures, Kerala Blasters FC will always try their best to cause havoc. It is never a cakewalk for any team in a Derby match. 

Kerala Blasters, the team hailing from the western part of South India, will host Bengaluru FC, the team from central South India in this special rivalry tonight in Kochi. So, this match is expected to write another memorable chapter between these two teams. 

Ahead of tonight's match, Sportzpoint has selected the 5 best face-offs between Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters across all competitions. 

ISL 2018-19 | Bengaluru FC 2-2 Kerala Blasters 

Bengaluru FC hosted Kerala Blasters at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru for the league game in the ISL 2018-19 on 6 February 2019. 

Kean Lewis conceded an early penalty on behalf of Bengaluru and Slavisa Stojanovic delivered the spot-kick past Gurpreet and gave Kerala the lead in the 16th minute. The hosts got into more trouble before the half-time whistle as Courage Pekuson doubled up the lead for the Blasters. Kerala Blasters headed to the second half with a 2-0 lead over Bengaluru. 

However, things did not go as planned for Kerala as Bengaluru started attacking with more intensity and that resulted in a goal in the 69th minute. Udanta Singh headed the ball into the net to pull one back for Bengaluru. After many wasted scoring opportunities for both teams, Bengaluru FC finally completed their comeback as captain Sunil Chhetri scored the equalizer in the 85th minute. 

ISL 2020-21 | Bengaluru 4-2 Kerala Blasters

This league match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on 13 December 2020 was the first face-off between these two teams in the 2020-21 season. 

It was Kerala who opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Rahul KP sent the ball inside from a solo run by Gary Hooper in a counter-attack. Cleiton Silva equalized for Bengaluru from a defensive error by Kerala in the 29th minute. Both teams were level at half-time.

Only 3 minutes into the second half, captain Sunil Chhetri's penalty kick was saved by Albino Gomes. However, it did not make much difference as The Blues scored two goals in 4 minutes. Erik Paartalu scored in the 51st minute to give Bengaluru the coveted lead. Following that, Dimas Delgado scored in the 53rd minute to give Bengaluru a 2-goal lead over Kerala.

Jordan Murray pulled one back for Kerala in the 61st minute and created pressure on Bengaluru. But in the 65 minute, Sunil Chhetri redeemed himself after the penalty miss by scoring Bengaluru's fourth of the game. 

ISL 2020-21 | Kerala Blasters 2-1 Bengaluru 

On 20 January 2021 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim, Kerala Blasters took revenge for their defeat at Fatorda in the ISL 2020-21.

Both teams had a firey start right from the first minute of the game but Bengaluru's Cleiton Silva drew the first blood in the 23rd minute from a great half-volley. Kerala did not hold back as they continued to attack but all remained unfruitful and they headed to the break trailing by 0-1. 

However, after a series of attacks and counter-attacks, Khawlhring gave Blasters the equalizer in the 73rd minute. This goal gave Kerala a lifeline and they kept on attacking. Everything paid off for Kerala in the 4th minute of the stoppage time when Rahul KP slotted the ball inside from a nearly-unexpected counter-attack and Kerala won the game by 2-1. 

ISL 2022-23 Play-off | Bengaluru 1-0 Kerala Blasters

This is the match that created the most controversy in a BFC vs KBFC encounter. 4th-placed Bengaluru FC met 5th-placed Kerala Blasters FC in the one-off play-off in the 2022-23 ISL on March 3, 2023, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. 

The 90 minutes of the game remained goalless as the two teams headed into the Added Extra Time of play in search of a final result. However, in the 5th minute of the added extra time, Blasters defender Vibin Mohanan fouled Sunil Chhetri just outside the penalty box, resulting in a free-kick for Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri took the free-kick quickly when the Blasters players were forming the wall. The ball found its way into an unguarded net.

The referee allowed the goal because he was aware that Chhetri was about to take the shot and had signaled for the play to continue. In response, the Blasters players unexpectedly protested by leaving the pitch midway through the game.

Kerala coach Ivan Vukomanovic was also seen calling off his players as a form of protest. Later, The Blasters also lodged an official complaint against the referee of the match, Crystal John. However, The win was awarded to Bengaluru and they entered the semi-final of the 2022-23 ISL.

Durand Cup 2024 | Bengaluru 1-0 Kerala Blasters

The latest encounter between Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters happened in the Durand Cup 2024 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 23 August 2024. It was another thrilling encounter between these two teams as Bengaluru emerged victorious to progress to the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament. 

Kerala Blasters' keeper Som Kumar was taken off early in the 4th minute due to an injury. Both teams had many close chances but none could break the dead-lock. The half-time score was 0-0 and the teams headed into the second half. Both the teams kept pushing but the 90 minutes could not separate the two sides. But in the very last second of 4 minutes of the injury time, Bengaluru's forward Jorge Pereyra Diaz slotted the ball into Kerala's net to surprisingly snatch the match from them. 

Hello and welcome to another live coverage of Indian football as the international break is over and we are back in action as well to bring you all live updates of Indian Super League 2024-25. Tonight, we will bring you all the live updates and scores of the table-toppers clash between Bengaluru FC and Punjab FC.

Build Up

The hosts for tonight, Bengaluru FC suffered a goalless draw against Mumbai City FC in their last match of the last match-week of the Indian Super League 2024-25. The Blues is currently at the top of the league table with 10 points earned in 4 matches

Gerard Zaragoza's side is yet to concede a single goal in this ISL edition so far and they are going to give Punjab a tough challenge. Bengaluru will eye for three points to extend their lead at the top. 

The visitors, Punjab FC have turned things completely around from their last season, and they have a perfect start this season with 9 points and winning three out of three matches. The Shers played one game less than Bengaluru but are only one point short of them. 

Coach Panagiotis Dilmperis' and his men's biggest challenge will be to put goals past Bengaluru, defeating their formidable defence. Punjab will put everything at stake to make it four out of four and keep their perfect start intact, clinching the top spot as well.

As the exciting encounter between the toppers is approaching tonight, keep an eye on the game as we bring you all the real-time updates team news, and live scores of the Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC in the Indian Super League 2024-25. 

This is Soumit Bhattacharya, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk.

The Indian Super League 2024-25 is back in action after the international break and we are waiting for an exciting clash today in the Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru where the league leaders, Bengaluru FC and Punjab FC are going to face each other for all of the three points. 

Bengaluru FC is currently at the top of the league table with 10 points earned in 4 matches. Bengaluru opened their league campaign as they defeated East Bengal by 1-0 in their first game and only suffered a goalless draw against Mumbai City FC in their last outing.

Most importantly, The Blues have not conceded a goal this season and have kept four clean-sheets out of four matches while scoring 7 goals in total.

Bengaluru will eye to extend their gap on the top of the table and they will play for all three points against the second boy in the league as of now. 

Punjab FC has established themselves as the underdogs this season as they have won all three matches they played this season and they are currently second in the league table with 9 points in 3 matches, only one point short of the league leaders Bengaluru. 

The Shers had a majestic start to their campaign after a thrilling 2-1 victory against Kerala Blasters and went on to win their next two games as well against Odisha FC and Hyderabad FC. 

Punjab will give their all to keep their perfect start of the season intact making it four out of four and clinching the top spot. Their biggest challenge will be scoring against the formidable defence of Bengaluru. 

Match Details:

Match: Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC

Date: 18 October 2024

Time: 7.30 pm IST

Venue: Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru 

Streaming Details:

Fans of both teams can watch the match between Bengaluru FC and Punjab FC in ISL 2024-25 on Sports 18 3 TV Channel, the Jio Cinema App, and the Jio Cinema website.

Team News: Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru FC will play against Punjab in their all-pink third kit dedicated to a special cause of promoting women's safety. 

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Get yours now: https://t.co/VloU85cBMR #WeAreBFC #LouderThanEver pic.twitter.com/l3tt4C6BhW

— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) October 15, 2024

Bengaluru FC coach Gerard Zaragoza will have the full squad at his disposal. 

Team News: Punjab FC

Punjab FC will miss their talisman, Luka Majcen, who suffered a broken jaw injury against Kerala Blasters in the opening game of their campaign. Punjab coach Panagiotis Dilmperis will have the rest of the squad for today's match. 

Final push before the big encounter tomorrow. 🏋️‍♂️⚽#BFCPFC #PunjabDaJosh #TheShers pic.twitter.com/IhfoTbLbkB

— Punjab FC (@RGPunjabFC) October 17, 2024

Head-to-head Stats

Matches Played: 3

Bengaluru FC wins: 1

Punjab FC wins: 1

Draws: 1

Previous Records

Bengaluru FC faced Punjab FC 3 times across all competitions. Both teams scored 6 goals in 3 games, with each team winning once.