ATK Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal: Head-to-head record, top goalscorers and all you need to know about Kolkata Derby

It has been three years since the Red and Golds last won against their rivals. The last time they beat the Mariners was on January 27, 2019. In the ISL, the two rivals met each other twice last season and once this season and on all three occasions, Antonio Habas' side emerged victorious - 2-0, 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.

The match on January 29th, 2022, will be the 381st meeting between the two Kolkata giants. To date, out of 380 Kolkata derbies, the Red and Golds have a better head-to-head record with 132 wins to their name. The Green and Maroons have won 123 times and 125 matches ended in ties.

East Bengal enjoy the biggest margin of victory, 5-0, which came in the final of the IFA Shield in 1975 while Bagan settled the scores by scoring five goals in an eight-goal thriller in an I-League clash in 2009. Mohun Bagan won the tie 5-3.

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Only two players have scored hat-tricks in the history of the match. Bhaichung Bhutia scored the first hat-trick in the Federation Cup 1997 semifinal where East Bengal won 4-1 and the second hat-trick was scored by Chidi Edeh in Bagan's aforementioned 5-3 triumph. The Nigerian forward is also the only player to score four goals in a derby.

Here, we take a look at all the records of this classic encounter between the two Kolkata sides.

Who has won more Kolkata Derbies - Mohun Bagan or East Bengal?

Who are the top five goalscorers in Kolkata Derby?

What are the biggest wins in Kolkata Derby history?