Having remained undefeated across the first nine games of their Indian Super League (ISL) campaign, FC Goa would aim for a similar result when they take on Northeast United on Friday.
If they succeed, the Gaurs would wrap up the first half of the season with an unblemished record, for the first time in their history.
Since the appointment of head coach Manolo Marquez in June, the Men in Orange have done remarkably well across competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the 2023 Durand Cup before emerging as the leaders in ISL standings early on in the season.
With 23 points from nine matches, FC Goa have won seven times so far in the league, drawing the remaining two games.
NorthEast United, meanwhile, may be in eighth place currently – but they have had a negative result in the form of losses only on four different occasions across the 11 matches they played so far. And as the Gaurs are already aware from their recent encounter against them in the Durand Cup which ended in a 2-2 draw, the Highlanders do possess enough firepower to derail any opposition on their day, as the likes of Jamshedpur FC and Chennaiyin FC discovered lately.