Minerva Punjab vs Mumbai City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Indian Super League match on January 16th, 2025

Minerva Punjab and Mumbai City will play on Thursday, January 16th, 2025, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Indian Super League game to be held in India, check the Minerva Punjab vs Mumbai City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Minerva Punjab vs Mumbai City will occur

The game takes place in the small Guru Nanak Stadium stadium, in the city of Ludhiana, with a capacity for 15000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Minerva Punjab vs Mumbai City 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 2.95 goals per match.

Minerva Punjab last match

Minerva Punjab is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced NorthEast United in a match valid for Indian Super League, and the match ended 1-1. The eleven coached by P. Dilberis played in a 3-4-3 formation.

The draw (odd 3.60) turned out to be a good result, taking into account that the favoritism was on the other team's side.

Amid a performance below the average of Minerva Punjab, one of the few athletes that achieved distinction was Asmir Suljić. With a good appearance and a few great passes, his performance was important so that the team did not come out defeated.

Mumbai City last match

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

This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 5.25.

Minerva Punjab vs Mumbai City h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Mumbai City occupied 10th place in Indian Super League and, team Minerva Punjab the 6th place. Mumbai City entered the field with the tactic 4-3-3, while Minerva Punjab arranged their formation in a 4-2-3-1.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 26-11-2024, in a match of the 2024/2025 season of the Indian Super League, and the match ended with a 0-3 win for Minerva Punjab.

The Mumbai City team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Minerva Punjab its counterpart.

Minerva Punjab

Indian Super League leaderboard now

Minerva Punjab arrives in this game with 19 points in 8th place in the Indian Super League, with a negative balance, having lost 7 games in total and won only 6, making a total of 1 draw.

In the 17th round, the team enjoys an advantage of 2 points over the 9th place ranked Kerala Blasters team. The team also has 2 points less than Odisha FC team that is placed in the 7th place.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the India Indian Super League without high aspirations or fears of relegating, the Minerva Punjab will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Minerva Punjab analysis

Minerva Punjab after 16 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 21 goals and conceded only 20 to opponents.

Minerva Punjab is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46.93%. In the next match against Mumbai City a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Minerva Punjab will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

While they’ve won twice as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Best goalscorer from Minerva Punjab

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Luka Majcen. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Minerva Punjab avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Mumbai City

Indian Super League leaderboard now

The Mumbai City team with 23 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Play-off, with a campaign of 6 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses.

In the 17th round, NorthEast United, that is in the 5th place, has the same score.

Mumbai City analysis

Currently, in the Indian Super League, Mumbai City sums 18 goals for and a total of 21 goals against, after 16 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Mumbai City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The Mumbai City team typically attempts to control the game by achieving an average ball possession of 55.27%. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually hold some control over their opponents.

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Mumbai City when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in the Indian Super League.

Best goalscorer from Mumbai City

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Nikolaos Karelis. He has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Mumbai City 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.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Minerva Punjab is Luka Majcen, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Mumbai City is Nikolaos Karelis, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.88 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Mumbai City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.4 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Mumbai City in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.25 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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