In an Indian Super League match at the top of the league on Friday, early leaders Bengaluru FC and Punjab FC will square off, each trying to outdo the other in the struggle for supremacy.

The home crowd at Sree Kanteerava Stadium will support BFC.

These two teams, who finished eighth and tenth, respectively, in the previous season, have surprised everyone by taking the lead in the current race.

This match is especially important because they are the only teams in this edition without a loss.

Bengaluru FC, under the tactical direction of Gerard Zaragoza, got off to a perfect start this season, demonstrating defensive resiliency with four straight clean sheets, which is an ISL record.

The squad has achieved the ideal balance between attack and defense, making their previous season’s difficulties seem like a distant memory.

In their last two home games, they have scored three goals or more. They will have the longest streak of this kind in the history of the league if they can replicate it against Punjab FC.

Punjab FC is hunting Building on their success from the second half of the previous season, Punjab FC has been getting better. The team is only one point behind Bengaluru FC and still has a game in hand after winning three of its first four games this season.

Their aggressive style, which generates a lot of chances and produces a lot of late goals (50 percent of goals after the 85th minute), is what makes them successful. This shows their unwavering mindset.

They are still undefeated, which gives this eagerly awaited match even more significance.

Bengaluru FC lost against Punjab FC in one of their two ISL encounters, and the teams split the points in the other.