Chennaiyin FC Indian Super League Preview & Betting Tips

Chennaiyin FC best odds

Chennaiyin FC have time and again proven themselves to be one of the strongest teams in the Indian Super League.

As two-time champions and last year’s runners-up, their impressive pedigree is only complemented further by their ardent and loyal fan base.

The Marina Machans have also enjoyed comparatively lower odds than many of their opponents, simply because they start as the favourites.

Nonetheless, there are a few operators out there like 10CRIC, Casumo, and Betway who offer really good odds on Chennaiyin FC ISL matches.

Check out our 10CRIC review and Betway review to see why we favour these betting sites for the ISL.

This year’s ISL Chennaiyin FC Predictions

To help you make the most of football betting, we are going to preview every single match that Chennaiyin FC play in this year’s ISL.

It will be interesting to see how the boys perform this season under a new manager and a newly-built team, especially considering the exodus of many star-performers from last season.

That said, they have a well-balanced team built around Indian personnel and foreign players. If Csaba Laszlo manages to build the coherency within this, he will have himself a winning team.

We are predicting a mid-table finish for Chennaiyin FC in the ISL 2020-21.

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Our Prediction for the Season: Mid-table finish (4th – 7th) in the league

Today’s Chennaiyin FC match predictions

Chennaiyin FC Performance 2019-20

Chennaiyin FC started the ISL season last year on a disastrous note. Their performance between October and November was a horrible one, to say the least.

Under the managership of John Gregory, the club found themselves at the 8th position by the end of November. It was then a hard call was taken and Gregory was replaced by Owen Coyle.

The Scotsman ended up turning the tide around for the CFC. He was greatly responsible for the resurgence of the team, taking it up from the bottom, all the way to the final of the ISL.

In their 18 matches, the club scored 30 goals, conceded 24, and finished the table at the 4th place with 29 points.

In the semifinal, they beat FC Goa by 6-5 on aggregate over two ties. After winning the first leg 4-1, they lost the second leg 4-2 with their discipline almost costing them the game.

In the final, they met Atletico de Kolkata and lost by 3-1. Nonetheless, Coyle’s brilliance and the support he received from the team brought about one of the most impressive turnarounds in ISL history.

The Golden Boot was won by Nerijus Valskis, Lallianzuala Chhangte was among the top Indian goal-scorers. The likes of Anirudh Thapa and Rafael Crivellaro gave the most assists for the CFC in that campaign.

Chennaiyin FC facts

Chennaiyin FC have been part of the competition since its inception back in 2014. In the 6+ years, the CFC lads have done well to make themselves a team to be reckoned with.

Mentioned below are some interesting facts about the team:

• Chennaiyin FC have reached the final thrice in their six appearances in the ISL.
• The won the tournament twice while settling for the runners-up trophy in the 2019-20 season.
• World Cup winner Marco Materazzi coached the club from 2014-2016.

Chennaiyin FC 2020-21 players

Goalkeepers: BY Revanth, Vishal Kaith, Karanjit Singh, Samik Mitra

Defenders: Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, Enes Sipovic, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Reagan Singh, Eli Sabia, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Remi Aimol, Balaji Ganesan, Aqib Nawab, Deepak Tangri

Midfielders: Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev, Thoi Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Memo Moura, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro, Abhijit Sarkar, Srinivasan Pandiyan, Germanpreet Singh, Dhanpal Ganesh

Forwards: Jakub Sylvestr, Aman Chetri, Rahim Ali, Isma

Captain: Rafael Crivellaro

Crivellaro was a part of the team which won made it to the ISL final last season. He has a few familiar faces by his side – Thapa and Chhangte, and Sabia, whom he can link up with to create the winning plays.

Key Players: Isma, Crivellaro, Thapa, Chhangte

Following the departure of Valskis and Coyle, the pressure will be high on Isma to perform and bring in the goals. As for Thapa, he had 6 assists last season and will be looking to do it better this time, around.

Chhangte was the 2nd highest Indian goalscorer last season with 7 goals; he will need to link up with Isma up front to keep the goal supply on.

Chennaiyin FC 2020-21 analysis

When it comes to the results, Chennaiyin FC don’t mess around. Csaba Laszlo will be feeling the heat of meeting the high expectations of the club. Bad results and he may possibly be replaced by someone else.

He is looking to better the performance of his predecessor – definitely easier said than done following the overhaul of the squad.

That, it is not an impossible task. A few core players have stayed from last season – if they manage to sync their wavelengths with new players and managers, it should result in a winning formula.

Strengths

• Chennaiyin FC have a strong Indian contingent with the likes of Ali, Chhangte, and Thapa.
• They are also highly resilient, as evident from their heroic comeback last season in the ISL.
• Crivello and Sabia too have stayed with the CFC.

Weaknesses

• There are many things new here and the team may take time to fall into the winning pattern.
• Following the exodus of key players in the off-season, the new signings have their task cut out for them.