ISL 2025-26: Bengaluru FC hosts high-flying Mohun Bagan Super Giant

With the Indian Super League adopting a compact single-leg round-robin format this season, the matches seem to be coming thick and fast.

In the blink of an eye, a third of the campaign is over and when Bengaluru FC welcomes Mohun Bagan Super Giant to the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday, it will be the start of the crucial middle phase.

The Kolkata powerhouse is flying high, winning all four matches, climbing to the top of the rankings and scoring fourteen goals in the process. But all those victories were at home, and the trip south will be the first trip out of town.

There are also concerns about the fitness of striker Robson Robinho, with Bagan’s most recent memory of being in Garden City being the 0-3 defeat in September 2024.

But the club has an overwhelmingly positive head-to-head record, having won ten games to BFC’s two, including the 2024/25 final last April.

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BFC, meanwhile, was mediocre at best. It is sixth, with two wins, a draw and a loss. However, the most recent match was a 2-1 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club.

“We have to take each match as it comes,” said BFC coach Renedy Singh. «It’s a big game, and everyone knows that. The defeat against Punjab was not easy, and the away game against Mohammedan was also a bit difficult.»

«This shortened season has been difficult. We all have limited matches and we are concerned about staying fit. At the moment we are going to take positives from our matches and I want my boys to fight until the last minute.»

Published on March 13, 2026