ISL 2018-19, Bengaluru FC 1-1 Mumbai City FC: 5 Talking Points

Modified Dec 10, 2018 08:00 IST

10-men Mumbai City FC held table-toppers Bengaluru FC as the game ended in a 1-1 draw (Image Courtesy: ISL)

#2 Bengaluru FC missing Miku?

Miku has been missed by Bengaluru FC (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Bengaluru FC has gone unbeaten this season winning seven of their 10 matches and still lie at the top of the table. But, their goalscoring exploits have gone down since Miku has had an ankle surgery.

Without a clinical No.9, Bengaluru's goals per game have gone down from 2 (10 goals in the first five games this season) to 1.4 (seven goals in five games since then).

Also, in the first five games, the league leaders had 22 shots on target from total 57 shots, getting almost 40% shots on target.

Since Miku has been ruled out, Men in Blue have got 25 shots on target from total 85 shots getting less than 30% shots on target.

Apart from the statistics, Bengaluru have struggled in general play, looking lost without a big target man as they have tried Chhetri, Dimas and Chencho as the false 9 without finding any permanent solution.

Edited by Alan John