ISL Semi-Final 2023: Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC: Preview, Tickets, How to Watch

ISL Semi-Final is up next after an interesting round of the Hero ISL Playoffs of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-2023 season ended recently. The remaining will now be looking to give their best in the semi-finals to make it to final to be played on the 18th March.

The Hero Indian Super League 2022-2023 season Playoffs were quite an exciting affair between the teams who played in the phase. It was also filled with some controversy in the first playoff match between Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC. Bengaluru FC made it to the semi-finals after Kerala Blasters walked-off the pitch and forfeit the match due to referee's controversial call.

ISL Semi-Final 2023: Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC: Preview, Tickets, How to Watch

So the first match of the Hero ISL Semi-Final of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-2023 will be played between Mumbai City FC and the Bengaluru FC, the 1st leg of the match will be played on the 7th of March while the 2nd leg will be played on the 12th March.

Mumbai City FC

Mumbai City FC is this ISL 2022-2023 season's League Shield winners having topped the ISL points table with 46 points in 20 matches, out of which they remained unbeaten for the first 18 matches of the tournament. They won a total of 14 matches, 4 matches ended in draw and they lost the last 2 matches of the league stage against Bengaluru FC and East Bengal FC.

Mumbai City FC have number of quality goal scorers and important players in the team, whether you talk about Greg Stewart, Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Lallianzuala Chhangte, who is the leading Indian goal scorer in the league.

Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru FC comes into the match after having a controversial win against Kerala Blasters FC in the Hero ISL Playoffs match number 1. Other than that, the team played about 100 minutes in the match against Kerala Blasters, despite the match being a 120 minute match but Blasters left the match at the 97th minute of the match after Sunil Chhetri scored a controversial free-kick goal.

Bengaluru FC have had quite the season, they beat Mumbai City FC in the final of Durand Cup 2022 to win the competition, but then had a miserable start to the season, and now in 2023, they are the only unbeaten team in the league and were the first team to beat Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League this season.

Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC Head-to-Head (Indian Super League)

The rivalry between Mumbai City FC and the Bengaluru FC have been a closed call affair between the teams. From a total of 12 matches played between the teams since 2018, Mumbai have won 6 times whereas Bengaluru FC have won 5 times and 1 match have ended in a draw.

In the 2 matches played between the teams in the Indian Super League 2022-2023 season, Mumbai City FC scored past 4 goals in the first match. Bengaluru FC returned the favour in the 2nd match as they beat Mumbai by 2-1 scoreline.

Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC ISL Semi-Final 1st-Leg: Where and When it would be played?

The Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC ISL Semi-Final 1's 1st leg match will be played on the 7th of March in Mumbai's Mumbai Football Arena. The match will kick-off at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).

Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC ISL Semi-Final 1st-Leg Ticket

For the fans of both the Mumbai City FC and the Bengaluru FC who are rooting to cheer their favourite team from the stadium, they can find the ticket for the Hero ISL Semi-Final by following the link. This is a official link provided club itself where any fans upon clicking the link would be taken to a page where they can choose which stand and price they want to choose for their ticket.

How to watch ISL Semi-Final 1st-Leg Match between Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC?

There are fans who won't be able to travel to Mumbai or won't be able to watch the match from the stadium due to any reason, but they can still watch the match live on their Television screen through the Star Sports Network channels such as Star Sports 1. The match will be broadcasted on multiple languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu etc. One can also stream the match live through their mobile phone and laptop or desktop using the Disney+Hotstar app and website.