ATK Mohun Bagan vs Abahani Dhaka preview, probable XI & prediction

Indian Super League giants, ATK Mohun Bagan will take on Bangladeshi side, Abahani Limited Dhaka in their AFC Cup playoff game at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday, 19 April.

The match takes place on April 19, Tuesday at 7pm Indian Standard Time.

The Star Sports network (Star Sports and Star Sports Select) has the rights to show AFC Champions League matches in India. The game will be shown on Star Sports Select 3 and live stream of the clash will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV.

ATK will be bolstered by the return of of their regular goalkeeper Amrinder Singh, who had to sit out against Blue Star because of a niggle, and will also have midfielder Liston Colaco available for the clash.

However, the Indian footballing giants will still be without star striker, Roy Krishna who has flown back home for personal reasons, while Indian central defender Sandesh Jhingan is yet to fully recover from his injury.

ATK Mohun Bagan: Amrinder Singh; Prabir Das, Pritam Kotal, Tiri, Subhasish Bose; Joni Kauko, Deepak Tangri; Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Hugo Boumous; David Williams.

It promises to an exciting game between two sides who have big names and we predict that Mohun Bagan will eke out a 2-1 win thanks to their superior firepower up front.