After their maiden victory in ISL VIII, against FC Goa, a resurgent SC East Bengal will want to bag three more points when they take on Hyderabad FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Monday. Hyderabad FC has been on a roll this season, sitting at the fourth position in the ISL table with 17 points from 11 matches, while SC East Bengal occupy 10th place with 9 points from 12 matches.

SC East Bengal will be boosted by the return of star forward Antonio Perosevic, who will be back after serving a five-match ban, and coach Mario Rivera is glad to get the Croatian back in the side.

“Having Perosevic back will help the team a lot. He is a top-quality player. He is fast, can score, and also assist. He will be very important for us,” Rivera said at the pre-match press conference.