I-League: Five key fixtures until the March international break

Rangdajied United vs Bengaluru FC (Saturday, March 1)

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Bengaluru FC started 2014 at the I-League summit after a dream start to their debut campaign with nine wins from their first 15 games. This fixture will be the first of their remaining six away matches and Ashley Westwood’s side need maximum points to give the squad more self-belief for the rest of the run-in. Bengaluru comfortably won the reverse fixture 3-0 at home but Rangdajied are a much improved team now, a proof of which was evident in the 1-1 stalemate at the Federation Cup last month. Rangdajied have lost only two of their first six home matches and will have every reason to believe that they can cause an upset in this match also, having beaten another title contender Pune after overcoming a two-goal deficit in December. Bengaluru haven’t done too badly on their travels with three wins in six games but unlike the early stages of the season they have to meet the expectations of their growing fanbase so three points are a must if they want to remain on course for the title.