East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Durand Cup 2026 Prediction: The Durand Cup 2026 final will be at the Salt Lake Stadium, where Indian football’s legendary rivalry of East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giants will renew.
Not only will the football trophy be at stake, but bragging rights in what may be the football world’s most iconic city rival match of East Kolkata. The teams made it to the finals after penalty shootouts in the semi-finals, making the final clash even more exciting.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Durand Cup 2026 Preview
Mohun Bagan has walked into the tournament final having beaten East Bengal psychologically as they crushed the arch-rival 1-0 in the tournament opener earlier in the month. Sahal Abdul Samad has been their leading figure, netting five goals throughout the campaign, and the forward strike of Jamie Maclaren and Liston Colaco also poses attacking threats to their oppositions.
East Bengal have, at the same time, turned the loss into their strength by displaying a lot of fighting spirit after the 1-0 loss against a rival that was very close by blood. The Reds and Golds are on a good unbeaten run of four matches. Besides, they have a very good defensive record since only one goal has been leaked through the whole tournament. The team led by Antonio Lpez Habas has become more defensive and has set a good attacking line to get their revenge of the defeat against their fiercest rival in the final.
The historical fact of who would get more Durand Cup trophies can be another reason for their contest. At present, Mohun Bagan holds 17 Durand Cup titles, and East Bengal have won 16. The match winner will either extend lead or draw level in the record of the competition.
EBFC vs MBSG: East Bengal Team News
The reigning champs East Bengal have been dealt another big blow before the championship match. One of their chief forwards, PV Vishnu will have to watch the game from the stands as he has been sidelined due to injury. The young player has carried some heavy load through the offensive line of the team during the whole tournament. Without Vishnu, Habas may have to play around with his attacking line-up. In this scenario, the winger’s spot will be filled by the return of Bipin Singh.
East Bengal Predicted Lineup: Prabhsukhan Gill; Anwar Ali, Hector Yuste, Lalchungnunga; Nandhakumar Sekar, Saul Crespo, Souvik Chakrabarti, Naorem Mahesh Singh; Bipin Singh, Cleiton Silva, Jesin TK.
EBFC vs MBSG: Mohun Bagan Team News
Mohun Bagan have said they don’t have any new players who are injured before the match, and that should work in their favor. Yet, Mariners would have had not many hours to recover following the exhausting semi-final and the subsequent traveling schedule.
Mohun Bagan Predicted Lineup: Vishal Kaith; Ashish Rai, Alberto Rodriguez, Tom Aldred, Subhasish Bose; Sahal Abdul Samad, Deepak Tangri, Apuia; Liston Colaco, Jamie Maclaren, Dejan Drazic.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Live Streaming Details
- Match: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Durand Cup 2026 Final
- Date: August 23, 2026
- Time: 5:00 PM IST
- Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
- Live Telecast: Sony Sports 5 and Sony Sports 5 HD
- Live Streaming: Sony LIV app and website.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Prediction
Deciders are usually settled in the narrowest of margins, and there’s no evidence this time to believe that the case will be much different. East Bengal are very hard to break down at the back, and coach Habas is an able tactical manager who gives them a formidable edge, but Mohun Bagan boast an even more formidable line-up for the forward areas and are coming into the match on a high due to their recent win against the rival team.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Prediction: East Bengal 1-2 Mohun Bagan