Chennai City FC look to get back to winning ways against Shillong Lajong

Chennai City FC will look to get back to winning ways at home when they take on bottom-placed Shillong Lajong FC in an I-League fixture here on Saturday.

The home side has lost points in each of their last two games and suffered their first defeat of the season against Real Kashmir FC in the previous game.

That has given hope to the chasing pack of about five clubs and Singaporean coach Akbar Nawas will look to grab three points on Saturday to get their campaign back on track.

For Alison Kharsyntiew's Shillong Lajong, it has been a bitter-sweet campaign. Their tally of seven losses from nine games does not really reflect the attractive brand of football that Shillong's attacking line has been dishing out.

"Chennai City is a very good team. They have been playing very good football, so it is going to be difficult for us to defeat them at their home," Kharsyntiew said.

"Our players have to put full effort and will be playing with full confidence against them. Yes, we have been lacking on our defence."