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With just one point from first eight rounds, HAL Bangalore are lying at the bottom of the table and this home fixture of theirs against one of the title contenders- Mohun Bagan promises to be a tough tie for the Bangalore team.
This is their sixth fixture in Bangalore and the fact that they have lost all their five home games will not give them any confidence prior to their clash against the mighty Mohun Bagan. They have conceded the most number of goals and have found the back of the net just five times the league.
This game can be described as a David vs. Goliath encounter of the I-league. With sixteen points Bagan are lying at the fifth spot on the table and this is a great opportunity for them to leapfrog many teams to second position before the big clash between East Bengal and Dempo SC the very next day.
Also a number of their players had participated in the 2011 SAFF cup, so a weaker opponent will also provide Banerjee with an opportunity to rest some of his key players. Chhetri who picked up a slight knock in the final of the SAFF Cup against Afghanistan will most likely sit out of this clash.
