Kerala Blasters faces Mumbai City FC in a must-win match for both teams in the Hero ISL at the Tilak Maidan stadium here on Wednesday. With a point separating the two teams, a win is imperative for the fourth placed Mumbai City (31 points) and the fifth placed Kerala Blasters’ (30 points) to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Kerala Blasters needs at least four points from its next two matches — Blaster’s last match is against ninth placed FC Goa on Sunday — and a win against Mumbai will take it closer to the play-offs. Mumbai will also be eyeing a win over Kerala Blasters as it will take its tally to 34 points. And Mumbai doesn’t want to leave it late as it plays league topper Odisha FC in its last match.