The Flaming Oranje have collected just four points from nine games, while Shillong have six points from eight outings and are a place above their rivals in the points table.
Sporting Clube believe that they are much better than their positions states and will strive to prove it by getting the three points.
The Goan outfit rallied the troops just seven days back when they held Kingfisher East Bengal to a 2-2 draw after coming back from two goals down to rescue a valuable point. This has done their confidence the world of good and they will now be looking to build on that performance.
Shillong on the other hand sat out the last round. In their last game before the International break they were handed a 1-2 defeat by Salgaocar FC at the same venue.
The danger man for the North-East outfit is their marquee player, Trinidad and Tobago forward Cornell Glen who has found the back of the net six times so far.
Sporting Clube’s marquee striker Anthony Wolfe, who also hails from Trinidad and Tobago will look to add to his tally of three goals.
Both players will put their friendship on hold for 90 minutes as they search for success for their respective teams.
“Sporting Clube has always been a good team irrespective of the present standings. It will be a difficult match for us. They have a very balanced team,” said Shillong coach Thangboi Singto.
He further said, “The current team morale of Lajong is indeed good but a win in tomorrow’s match will certainly boost up the spirit of the team and also help us to play cohesively and do well in all our remaining matches.
“We respect Sporting Goa but we have to believe in ourselves and our abilities and play to our potential and end the match with a good result,” he said.
