NorthEast United vs Minerva Punjab betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Indian Super League match on January 10th, 2025

NorthEast United and Minerva Punjab will meet each other on January 10th, 2025, Friday at 14:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the Indian Super League in India, check the NorthEast United vs Minerva Punjab betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where NorthEast United vs Minerva Punjab will occur

The game will be played in the small Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium, in the city of Guwahati, with a capacity for 23850 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the NorthEast United vs Minerva Punjab 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.

NorthEast United last match

In the last match they played, NorthEast United collected a draw. The opposing team was Mohammedan, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-0 - was valid for Indian Super League. Coach J. Benali's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 5.50) can be considered as a bad result.

One of the best on the field of NorthEast United was certainly Alaeddine Ajaray, with a performance well above the average one expressed by his team. He himself, with his sense of position and his excellent plays, was crucial to his team in bringing home a positive result.

Minerva Punjab 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, Minerva Punjab, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Kerala Blasters team with a final score of 0-1.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 4.75 indicated as much.

NorthEast United vs Minerva Punjab h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Indian Super League, NorthEast United ranked 3rd place while Minerva Punjab was in 6th place. NorthEast United took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Minerva Punjab deployed in a 4-3-3 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Indian Super League season. The match, played on 23-11-2024, recorded the 1-2 win for NorthEast United.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The NorthEast United team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Minerva Punjab has been more irregular.

NorthEast United

Indian Super League leaderboard now

The NorthEast United team with 22 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Play-off, with a campaign of 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

In the 16th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Mumbai City team which is just above, in the 5th place.

NorthEast United analysis

At the end of round 15 of Indian Super League, NorthEast United collected 29 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.

With an average ball possession of 43.86% per game in the current league, NorthEast United cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Minerva Punjab they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

In comparison to Minerva Punjab 1135 attacks and 20 goals, NorthEast United has had 1293 attacks and 29 goals.

Best goalscorer from NorthEast United

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Alaeddine Ajaray. The Attacker has already scored 14 times this season and has helped NorthEast United come away with the positive result on several occasions.

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

Minerva Punjab

Indian Super League leaderboard now

Minerva Punjab arrives in this game with 18 points, and in 8th place in the Indian Super League, having won 6 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 0 draws.

This means that in the 16th round, the Kerala Blasters team is closing in at 9th place, with 1 point difference.

Minerva Punjab analysis

Minerva Punjab shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 15 games has only conceded goals on 19 occasions, and has scored in 20.

Best goalscorer from Minerva Punjab

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Luka Majcen. With 5 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Minerva Punjab team achieving several victories this season.

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

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of NorthEast United is Alaeddine Ajaray, who has already scored 14 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Minerva Punjab is Luka Majcen, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.59 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.53 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 NorthEast United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Minerva Punjab who only saw the red card twice. 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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