ISL 2019, FC Goa 3-0 ATK: 5 Talking Points - Ferran Corominas Special Virtually Leaves ATK out of Top-4 Race

#5 The top 4 might be all but decided now

Job done?

After the results in the last three days in the ISL, it is safe to say that the top 4 might be all but decided. Let’s begin with ATK, first.

With five wins and six draws in 16 matches, the Kolkata-based side is on 6th place with 21 points, six behind fourth-placed Mumbai City. Now for them to progress, they will have to win both their games and hope Mumbai and NorthEast lose all their remaining fixtures, which at the moment, only seems like a mathematical possibility.

Bengaluru FC are on top with 31 points from 15 games, and no side in the league is arguably as well-drilled and settled as them. FC Goa are three behind them, and just a win away from qualification.

The Highlanders and Mumbai have played 16 each and are on 27 points, and should they come out on top in one out of the remaining couple of fixtures, they’d qualify as well.

Jamshedpur FC have recorded 23 points from 15 games, and with three wins, they can surely strengthen their bid for a place in the top 4.

However, one of their remaining three fixtures is against league leaders Bengaluru, so you’d ideally not place your money on them. Combine that with relatively better defensively disciplined sides in NorthEast and Mumbai, and the argument might just be right.

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