East Bengal vs Odisha FC betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Indian Super League match on December 12th, 2024

A football match between East Bengal and Odisha FC of the Indian Super League will take place in India on Thursday, December 12th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the East Bengal vs Odisha FC betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where East Bengal vs Odisha FC will occur

The game takes place in the small Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium stadium, in the city of Kolkata, with a capacity for 26000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the East Bengal vs Odisha FC betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Indian Super League, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.76 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3 goals per match.

East Bengal last match

In the last match played, East Bengal met Chennaiyin, in a match valid for the Indian Super League. The match ended in a win by 0-2. The coach Ó. Bruzón Barreras' on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-5-1 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.00.

Even amid a lackluster performance by the entire team, Dimitris Diamantakos managed to stand out individually. Present in crucial moments of the contest, he was the main driver of East Bengal for the victory.

Odisha FC last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Indian Super League, Odisha FC, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Mumbai City team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.40.

East Bengal vs Odisha FC h2h

East Bengal was in 13th place when they last played Odisha FC who was 10th place in Indian Super League. East Bengal played using the 4-5-1 formation while Odisha FC responded with a 4-3-3 arrangement.

The last time these teams met was for a Indian Super League match, on 22-10-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a 2-1 win for Odisha FC.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

East Bengal

Indian Super League leaderboard now

East Bengal arrives in this game with 7 points in 11th place in the Indian Super League, with a negative balance, having lost 6 games in total and won only 2, making a total of 1 draw.

Which means that, with the same score, the team is ahead the Hyderabad team closing in at the 12th place in the 12th round.

With no big ambitions or relegation concerns, East Bengal, ranked in the middle of the league table in the India Indian Super League, will try to use the home factor to get a win.

East Bengal analysis

After 11 rounds, East Bengal has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 12 goals so far and scored 7 times.

Recent performances have highlighted that East Bengal is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

his average possession rate in the league is 48.44%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match East Bengal vs Odisha FC 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from East Bengal

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Dimitrios Diamantakos. With 2 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the East Bengal team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Odisha FC

Indian Super League leaderboard now

The Odisha FC team with 16 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Play-off, with a campaign of 4 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 12th round, the team has, over NorthEast United team who is in the position 6, 1 point in advantage.

Odisha FC analysis

We have reached matchday 11 in Indian Super League and at the moment Odisha FC has made 23 goals and conceded 16.

As we approach the Regular Season, Odisha FC is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.36 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Indian Super League.

Odisha FC is a more offensive team than East Bengal, having 871 attacks vs. 732 from East Bengal, having scored 23 times, in comparison, East Bengal converted into goal 7 times.

Best goalscorer from Odisha FC

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Diego Maurício. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Odisha FC come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Odisha FC scores an average of 2.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.56 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

East Bengal has an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game over the 11 rounds, while Odisha FC has an average of 1.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.91 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the East Bengal side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Odisha FC who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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