The East Bengal side has not won against Mohun Bagan in any ISL match. Since the 2020-21 season, in 11 encounters, the scores are 9 wins for Mohun Bagan, 2 draws, and 0 wins for East Bengal. This is even after East Bengal were declared ISL champions in 2025-26.
This is Kolkata Derby, and it is considered to be one of the oldest rivalries in Indian football. The head to head history between the two teams is just from the last ISL season in 2020-21 since both were new entrants in the league. Below is the full head to head history of the two teams.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan ISL Head to Head Record
Mohun Bagan have been in total control of this clash ever since the inception of the ISL league. East Bengal, on the other hand, are still looking for their first victory in 11 attempts.
| Stat | East Bengal | Mohun Bagan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 11 | 11 |
| Wins | 0 | 9 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 9 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 6 | 24 |
| Goals conceded | 24 | 6 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 6 |
Mohun Bagan, the country’s oldest active football club, have scored in all their ISL matches against East Bengal. East Bengal, on the contrary, have not been able to score in 6 out of 11 matches.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan ISL Match Results
Here is the list of all the games that have been played between the two clubs in the ISL.
| Season | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 27 Nov 2020 | Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco | East Bengal 0-2 Mohun Bagan |
| 2020-21 | 19 Feb 2021 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Mohun Bagan 3-1 East Bengal |
| 2021-22 | 27 Nov 2021 | Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco | East Bengal 0-3 Mohun Bagan |
| 2021-22 | 29 Jan 2022 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Mohun Bagan 3-1 East Bengal |
| 2022-23 | 29 Oct 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | Mohun Bagan 2-0 East Bengal |
| 2022-23 | 25 Feb 2023 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | East Bengal 0-2 Mohun Bagan |
| 2023-24 | 3 Feb 2024 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | Mohun Bagan 2-2 East Bengal |
| 2023-24 | 10 Mar 2024 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | East Bengal 1-3 Mohun Bagan |
| 2024-25 | 19 Oct 2024 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | East Bengal 0-2 Mohun Bagan |
| 2024-25 | 11 Jan 2025 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal |
| 2025-26 | 17 May 2026 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | Mohun Bagan 1-1 East Bengal |
Both the first two seasons of the competition took place in Goa due to the bio-bubble system during the coronavirus pandemic. The leg for the 2024-25 season took place in Guwahati owing to the renovations being carried out in Salt Lake Stadium. The latest derby match on 17 May 2026 was rescheduled from 3 May 2026.
ISL Home and Away Record: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan
East Bengal have not managed a single win or draw in a home ISL fixture against Mohun Bagan.
| Venue Status | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal at home | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Mohun Bagan at home | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
All five times when Mohun Bagan have played against East Bengal away from their ground, they have emerged victorious. They have not lost this fixture even on home ground.
Biggest Wins and Key Numbers
A few numbers stand out when you look closely at these 11 matches.
- Biggest win: East Bengal 0-3 Mohun Bagan, 27 November 2021. This is the only game with a 3 goal margin.
- Highest-scoring meetings: Four matches have finished with 4 total goals. These are the two 3-1 wins for Mohun Bagan in 2021 and 2022, the 2-2 draw in February 2024, and the 1-3 game in March 2024.
- Fastest goal: Jamie Maclaren scored inside the 2nd minute on 11 January 2025 in Guwahati. Reports at the time called it the fastest goal in Kolkata Derby history in the ISL.
- Youngest hat-trick scorer: Kiyan Nassiri, son of former East Bengal forward Jamshid Nassiri, scored a second-half hat-trick for Mohun Bagan on 29 January 2022.
Top Goal Scorers in East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Rivalry
This list is compiled from the match reports of all 11 ISL derbies played between the two clubs.
| Player | Club | Derby Goals (ISL) |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Petratos | Mohun Bagan | 4 |
| Kiyan Nassiri | Mohun Bagan | 3 |
| Roy Krishna | Mohun Bagan | 2 |
| Jason Cummings | Mohun Bagan | 2 |
| Jamie Maclaren | Mohun Bagan | 2 |
| Saul Crespo | East Bengal | 1 |
| Cleiton Silva | East Bengal | 1 |
| Edmund Lalrindika | East Bengal | 1 |
Dimitrios Petratos is the most consistent goalscorer in these matches. He scored in four different encounters from February 2023 until October 2024, and one of those goals was a penalty shot in the 1-3 match played at Salt Lake Stadium in March 2024.
Roy Krishna scored twice in the initial two ISL derbies of the 2020-21 season in which Mohun Bagan registered a double against East Bengal in their first-ever ISL season. Cleiton Silva and Saul Crespo from the East Bengal side each scored once, but that came during the 2-2 game played in February 2024.
ISL Titles Won by East Bengal and Mohun Bagan
Now that East Bengal have managed to break through in the league table, it is worth noting that Mohun Bagan have won more ISL trophies.
| Club | League Winners Shield | ISL Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 2023-24, 2024-25 | 2024-25 |
| East Bengal FC | 2025-26 | Not yet won |
Mohun Bagan achieved the distinction of being the first side to successfully defend the League Shield title. They managed to win the League Shield for two successive seasons in 2024-25 as they defeated Bengaluru FC 2-1 in extra-time in the final. It was their second ISL Cup title according to the statistics of the league, as their tally also included the 2019-20 ISL Cup won by ATK prior to its merger with Mohun Bagan.
However, East Bengal’s title win in 2025-26 was through a different format. In this season, the competition was contested through one-leg round robin with no playoff games, where both teams ended up scoring 26 points each, but East Bengal won the title by +19 goal difference compared to Mohun Bagan’s +13 goal difference. This is the first ISL title win for East Bengal and first league championship since 2003-04.
Overall East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Match Record
However, the ISL statistics provide an incomplete picture. When it comes to the overall history of the rivalry, covering all competitions, spanning more than a century, East Bengal are actually the leading side in this confrontation.
According to the ISL official statistics, revised after the May 2026 derby game, there have been 349 derby encounters in which East Bengal won 129 games, Mohun Bagan won 105 times, and there have been 115 draws. In addition, East Bengal scored 324 derby goals against 286 from Mohun Bagan.
Another, wider calculation of matches including exhibition and walkover games brings the number closer to 410.
In any case, the trend is obvious: East Bengal are the historically superior team within the context of the entire rivalry whereas Mohun Bagan are clearly dominating the ISL period of it.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Rivalry After ISL 2025-26
The derby match played on 17 May 2026 turned out to be a match which decided the title race. In the 85th minute, Edmund Lalrindika scored for East Bengal but the match was levelled in the 90th minute by Jason Cummings who scored for Mohun Bagan. The 1-1 scoreline saw an audience of 62,201 people attend the match at Salt Lake Stadium – the largest audience in the ISL 2025-26 season.
However, both sides went on to win their last games on 21 May 2026 as East Bengal won against Inter Kashi 2-1 while Mohun Bagan beat Sporting Club Delhi 2-1.
This means that East Bengal wins the ISL championship for the first time without ever having defeated Mohun Bagan in the league. It is one of the odder footnotes in a rivalry which has been completely dominated by Mohun Bagan in recent times.
Conclusion: Mohun Bagan Won 9 Out of 11 ISL Encounters With East Bengal, and the Remaining Matches Were Draws
Mohun Bagan lead the ISL head to head 9-0, with 2 draws in 11 matches. They have scored 24 goals in this fixture and conceded only 6, keeping 6 clean sheets against East Bengal’s zero.
Without winning a single derby match in the ISL 2025-26 season, East Bengal managed to lift the championship trophy. However, in terms of all-time series, East Bengal still has the edge, 129 wins to 105.
