India vs Maldives: India look to cement their place in the SAFF Championship Finals when they face hosts, Maldives on Wednesday in their last group match.
Match Details:
Teams: India vs Maldives
Venue: Maldives National Football Stadium, Maldives
Date: Wednesday 13th October, 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.discoveryplus.in/
🚨 MATCHDAY 🚨
The #BlueTigers 🐯 🇮🇳 are all set to face-off against hosts Maldives 🇲🇻 in #SAFFChampionship2021 🏆 today 🙌
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Preview
India is aiming to reach an 8th straight final when they meet hosts, Maldives on Wednesday in their last group match.
The Blue Tigers beat Nepal 1-0 in their last match to put themselves in a comfortable space for qualification as Chhetri scored the only goal of the match.
On the other hand, Maldives won 1-0 against Sri Lanka in their last match to go top of the table.
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Ashfaq scored in the 6th minute to send Maldives to top of the table with 6 points from 3 matches.
With the home support rallying on the Maldives side, this could well be an exciting clash between two quality sides.
This could be a prelude to the final where both these sides are expected to face each other once again.
Form Guide
India: DWDDW
Maldives: LDLWW
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Last Matches of both teams:
Nepal 0-1 India
Maldives 1-0 Sri Lanka
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of India vs Maldives in India?
The match is live streamed on the Discovery + App, Jio TV while the broadcast is on Eurosport channels.
Team News
Farukh Chowdhary is out of the tournament due to a long-term injury for the visitors while Faisal is a doubt for Maldives.
India possible 11:
Sandhu, Kotal, Bheke, Bose, Dessai, Lalengmawia, Martins, Fernandes, Singh, Chhetri and M. Singh
Maldives possible 11:
Shafeeu, Yoosuf, Ali Samooh, Ghanee, Hassan, Nihaan, Ibrahim, Mahudhee, Fasir, Mohamed and Ashfaq
Prediction: India 1-2 Maldives
India has not played to the best of their abilities in the competition and are yet to find their rhythm.
Meanwhile, the hosts are fresh off successive wins and look a galvanised unit ahead of this clash
We expect Maldives to clinch this due to their better form and home support.
