MCFC 0 - ATK 2 | Mumbai City FC vs ATK FC - Live Football Score, Match 51 - Summary

Mumbai City FC will host Atletico de Kolkata in match 51 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 as the Islanders look to strengthen their bid for a top 4 spot. The match will be played at the Mumbai Football Arena on January 4, 2019 (Saturday). Mumbai City are breathing down the necks of the two-time champions as just two points separates them and ATK on third.

The islanders are on a six-game unbeaten run which include three consecutive victories over Bengaluru, Jamshedpur and Hyderabad. Jorge Costa will be without Paulo Machado’s for this game, the return to form of Modou Sougou will give his side the added boost. ATK are coming on the back off a 1-0 win over Bengaluru and have their front two of David Williams and Roy Krishna firing on all cylinders. The Kolkata side are the second-highest scoring team in the league and will look to continue that against the Islanders.

Jorge Costa's men are on a roll at the moment but the Mumbai City coach knows that these are the type of matches his team needs to win if they want to secure their place in top 4 come to the end of the season.

Probable Line-Ups:

Mumbai City FC: Amrinder Singh (GK), Pratik Chaudhari, Mato Grgic, Subhasish Bose, Sauvik Chakrabarti, Rowllin Borges, Mohamed Larbi, Raynier Fernandes, Serge Kevyn, Amine Chermiti, Modou Sougou.

ATK FC: Arindam Bhattacharja (GK), Pritam Kotal, Salam Ranjan Singh, Prabir Das, Sumit Rathi, Armando Sosa Pena, Sehnaj Singh, Javier Hernandez, Michael Soosairaj, David Williams, Roy Krishna.