Matchday 36 of the 2015 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) will see the second Maharashtra derby of the season as Mumbai City FC host FC Pune City at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. The Stallions will be in an upbeat mood after securing a point towards the end in their previous encounter against FC Goa, while Mumbai City FC will be completely aware that a win will be enough to lift them into the top 4 and boost their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.Form Guide (Last 5 matches)Mumbai City FC: W-W-W-L-DFC Pune City: L-W-D-L-DHead-to-Head: Mumbai City FC beat FC Pune City 5-0 in the corresponding fixture last year. The Stallions though got the better of Mumbai 2-0 later in Pune, and earlier this season they beat them again, with a 3-1 scoreline this time.Frantz Bertin vs Adrian MutuFrantz Bertin will have a big job on his hands against the likes of Tuncay Sanli, Kalu Uche and Adrian Mutu on Friday. The Frenchman, who has been outstanding at the back for Mumbai this season, will be hoping for another solid performance against a potent Pune attack. He has made 10 interceptions and seven blocks in Hero ISL 2015 so far.Adrian Mutu opened his Hero ISL 2015 account by rescuing a late point for the Stallions in their previous match. Pune’s marquee signing seems to be coming into his own as the season enters its business end. The Romanian striker’s form in the tail end of the league phase can be expected to have a major say in his side’s fortunes.Selim Benachour vs Lenny RodriguesSelim Benachour has become the linchpin in the centre of the park for Mumbai City FC. The Tunisian midfielder has really come into his own for Mumbai recently. He has provided one assist and scored a goal in his last two outings for Mumbai. Expect Benachour to pull the strings from midfield as his side eyes maximum points from the match.Lenny Rodrigues has been a constant in the Stallions squad since Season 1 and has been very impressive for the men in orange and purple stripes in Hero ISL 2015. Rodrigues has made more tackles than any other Pune player this year (29) and is instrumental in launching attacks from midfield.Frederic Piquionne vs Roger JohnsonFrederic Piquionne is key to Mumbai’s play in the final third. The Frenchman has netted on three occasions for his side thus far and has played a big role in holing up the ball in the opposition half to allow the Mumbai wingers to make runs off behind him. Piquionne’s confrontation with Roger Johnson is likely to decide the eventual outcome of the match.Roger Johnson has turned into Pune’s go-to man at the heart of defence this season. His sliding goal line clearance last month is one of the highlights of Season 2 for the Stallion defence. The Englishman has made one assist and completed the most number of clearances for the Punekars this year (92).Mumbai City FC will be hoping for a repeat of last year’s fireworks when they brushed aside FC Pune City at home. Pune, however, have had the better of their Maharashtrian counterparts in their last two meetings. A win for Pune will take them to the summit of the league, whereas a win will put Mumbai in the top half of the table.Squads:Mumbai City FC: Subrata Paul, Albino Gomes, Debjit Majumder, Kinshuk Debnath, Darren O’Dea, Pavel Čmovš, Keegan Pereira, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai (Chhuantea), Frantz Bertin, Rowilson Rodrigues, Airtor Fernandez Lopez, Gabriel Fernandes, Juan Aguilera Nunez, Brandon Fernandes, André Francisco Moritz, Selim Benachour, Cristian Bustos, Sarang Singh, Pratesh Shirodkar, Sampath Kumar Kuttymani, Ashutosh Mehta, Singam Subash Singh, Nicolas Anelka (Marquee & Manager), Sony Norde, Sunil Chhetri, Frederic PiquionneFC Pune City: Kalu Uche, Adrian Mutu (Marquee Player), Yendrick Ruiz, Wesley Verhoek, Tuncay Sanli, Didier Zokora, James Bailey, Jackichand Singh, Fanai Lalrempuia, Sushanth Mathew, Manish Maithani, Bikash Jairu, Israil Gurung, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Lenny Rodrigues, Diego Colotto, Roger Johnson, Nicky Shorey, Govin Singh, Gourmangi Singh, Gurjinder Kumar, Pritam Kotal, Dharmaraj Ravanan, Steve Simonsen, Lalit Thapa, Arindam Bhattacharya
