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Sreenidi Deccan come into this one with three unbeaten and two wins in that spell, while Shillong Lajong arrive on the back of three wins in their last five and remain difficult to shake away from home. Both sides have 10 points, and both have already shown they can find a way to score, so a home victory is not something to take lightly against the away leaders.
At Sreenidi’s home ground, the balance is fairly tight: one win and one draw from two league games, with four goals scored and two conceded. Shillong’s away record is stronger on paper, with two wins from two and only one goal conceded, but both of those trips produced narrow margins. That leaves the contest finely poised rather than one-sided.
The head-to-head record adds a mixed note for the visitors. Sreenidi have beaten Shillong at home before, including a 3-2 win in April 2024, and the recent meetings have not all gone Shillong’s way. Even so, Shillong’s current away numbers and Sreenidi’s modest home sample suggest this is likely to be decided by small details rather than a clear gap.
Sreenidi’s recent 3-1 win over Dempo showed their ability to push a game in front at home, while Shillong followed a 2-0 away win at Gokulam Kerala with another clean sheet on the road. The one tension for a home-win call is that Shillong have already collected two away wins, but they have done it by thin margins, and Sreenidi have avoided defeat in their last three league matches.
My prediction is Home Win at 55/100. Sreenidi’s home record is unbeaten, Shillong’s away run has been perfect but narrow, and the 2-1 head-to-head at this venue in 2024 shows Sreenidi can get the better of them on home turf. With both teams sitting level on points and the game projected to be close, the slight edge still leans toward Sreenidi Deccan on the day.
