Offense is as crucial as defence

Aizawl won 11 games, drew 4 and lost 3 games in total. They won just one game more than Mohun Bagan who finished second. Among those wins, Aizawl's biggest scorelines have been 3-1 on two occasions. Aizawl have lost more games than Mohun Bagan. In fact, their goal difference is worse than the next three teams in the table.

The best part of Aizawl and probably the discipline that have given them the edge over other stronger contenders is the balance between attack and defence. The below two simple statistics explains it well

1. Seven of Aizawl's wins have been 1-0 goal victories
2. Failed to score only twice

It is so crucial to score from the chances that are created in the game. A chance converted usually can be the difference between a win and draw or even a loss. Keeping clean sheets becomes important if the team does not score big in every game. Aizawl's ability to maintain a balance between consistently scoring that ONE goal and not conceding any at the same time was their biggest strength in this year's I-League success.