Northeast United FC and Hyderabad FC, the lowest two teams in the sixth season of the Hero Indian Super League, will be held face to face at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium today. This season has been very bad for both the teams of Northeast and Hyderabad and it has won two and one matches respectively so far this season. Both teams have already been eliminated from the playoff race and now it would like to register only a consolation win. This is the last match of the guest Hyderabad of this season and will be trying to bid farewell to the season with a win.
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The Northeast is currently at number nine with 13 points from 16 matches and if they win this match, then Jamshedpur and Kerala can move up to seventh place, behind the Blasters. The team of Northeast has been struggling with the injuries of their players all season. The Northeast, known as the Highlanders, had won its last match 12 matches earlier this season against Hyderabad FC. Hyderabad has only seven points from 17 matches. Hyderabad will now want to bid farewell this season with a win in their final match of the season. In addition, interim coach Javier Lopez and his team would like to avoid the record to finish the season with the lowest points in the ISL season.
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Hyderabad has won only one match so far this season and the team has not been able to get a clean sheet even once. The team will now have the last chance this season. Hyderabad will have to take the field in this match without defender Matthew Kilgelone and goalkeeper Kamaljeet Singh.
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