ISL Media Team

Third-placed Atlético de Kolkata play host to fourth-placed Kerala Blasters in match 51 of Hero Indian Super League 2016 at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday. Both teams head into the game on the back of crucial wins in their previous fixtures. While Kolkata edged past FC Goa 2-1 to take their points tally to 18 points, Kerala saw out FC Pune City by an identical score-line to also put up a total of 18 points on board. Both teams have played 12 games, making it a neck-to-neck contest come this Tuesday. A win or a draw guarantees a semis berth for the hosts, however, even a win may not be enough to secure a place in the final four for Kerala due to an inferior head-to-head record. Kolkata will also be looking to make home advantage count and maintain their record of being one of the two teams besides Delhi Dynamos FC to have lost the least number of matches (2). Hence, the onus is on the 2014 champions to take the game to the Blasters. Kerala, on their part, have won three of their last four matches and, after their crucial victory over Pune, they will want to keep their momentum going.

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