Chennaiyin FC will play NorthEast United FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Monday. The Highlanders are at sixth place with 32 points from 22 games and need just one win to confirm their place in the playoffs. Three points from here will take them to 35, which is an unassailable feat for any team barring Mumbai City FC in the standings now. Chennaiyin have lost thrice in their previous five games, and are out of the top-six race, since they have 24 points from22 encounters now. A win here will mark their joint-longest home-winning stretch against a single team in the ISL. North east United FC have scored 10 goals from outside the box this season, their highest tally in a single ISL campaign. They have recorded three clean sheets in their last four away matches. Overall, they have kept six shutouts in 24-25, the fifth-most in the competition.
