The Peter Reid-coached home side have been in a poor run of form in the last few matches.
After three consecutive goal-less draws, Mumbai City FC face a tough task in their search for a win, as they take on table-toppers Chennaiyin FC, in a Hero Indian Super League match at Mumbai on Saturday.
The Peter Reid-coached home side have been in a poor run of form in the last few matches, and they have not found the back of the net against FC Goa and the Kerala Blasters, despite creating a lot of chances.
The former Manchester City manager was not pleased with his team's finishing in the last home outing against FC Goa, and after a gap of almost a week, the team has worked hard on their weaknesses.
Defenders Pavel Cmvos, Manuel Fredrich, Johan Letzelter have manned the Mumbai citadel well, to help custodian Subrata Paul maintain a clean sheet in the last five games.
Mumbai's strike force comprising of French import Nicolas Anelka, Brazilian Andre Moritz and Subhash Singh would look to make their stride and penetrate the Chennaiyin defence.
Chennaiyin, managed by Italian World Cup winner Marco Materazzi, are a formidable outfit and do not lack in attacking firepower either.
Brazilian signing Elano Blumer, the youngest marquee player in the ISL, has been a prolific contributor to the team's cause, scoring in almost every match he has played.
The midfielder, who has played for Manchester City, has scored eight goals in his nine appearances. He has found an able partner in Colombian striker John Mendoza, who has found the back of the net four times.
The Abhishek Bachchan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni co-owned team had featured in four drawn games before thrashing Pune City 3-1, in their previous match, and would look to extend the winning momentum.
Though the hosts have been undefeated in the last five matches, their last loss came at the hands of Chennayin, in the 5-1 drubbing on October 28, and the Ranbir Kapoor co-owned home side would be wary of that fact.
Materazzi and Mikael Silvestre missed the previous game against Pune due to injuries and Chennaiyin's defence would certainly be boosted should they report fit on Saturday.
Mumbai have 12 points in their kitty from nine games, while Chennaiyin have 16 points from their nine matches.
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