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The Indian football team will square off to the Macau football team on 5th September in an all-important AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifier. The Blue Tigers have won all four of their qualifying matches so far, the wins coming against Laos in the playoff round and Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the group stage of the third round.
Stephen Constantine's men now gear up to keep their 100 percent third round run intact with another win over Macau, who are currently ranked 183rd in the FIFA rankings. India, meanwhile, have had a fruitful year in terms of FIFA rankings, and September will be their fifth straight month inside the FIFA top 100 until the new set of rankings is published on 14th September.
So, without further ado, let's take a look at all the numbers you need to know ahead of the big clash on Tuesday.
1 - The match on Tuesday will be the first time India have faced Macau in history.
10 - India are unbeaten in their last ten international matches, including an unofficial friendly against Bhutan last year. Their results in the last ten games read: D W W W W W W W W W
86 - Places India are higher than Macau in the current FIFA rankings. That means a loss against the Greens on Tuesday could have a negative impact on the Blue Tigers' September FIFA ranking.
5 - Macau have conceded five goals in their two third round group stage matches so far, against Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. While India have won both their matches, Macau have lost both their's.
2 - India aren't exactly the goal scoring machine but they have managed the bare minimum in both their third round fixtures so far, beating both Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan 1-0.
54 - Sunil Chhetri, the Indian captain, has a chance to add to his international tally of 54 goals with a strike against Macau. The Bengaluru FC forward has scored in both of India's third round matches so far.
0 - The number of goals scored by Macau in the third round group stage. They were blanked 5-0 by Myanmar in the first game and 1-0 by Kyrgyzstan in the second.
36 - Coach Constantine has handed debuts to 36 players in his second spell at the helm of India, and Albino Gomes, Salam Ranjan Singh and Lalruatthara are in line to become the 37th.
17 - It's been more than 17 months since India last lost an away game. Their last defeat away from home was against Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. Since then, the Blue Tigers have beaten Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar on the road.
33 - The ages of the two teams' respective captains. Sunil Chhetri has played 94 matches for India, while his Macanese counterpart Cheang Cheng Ieong has played 44 times for Macau.
