The Kerala side, after their opening matchday win over ATK, are winless for six games now. With three draws and as many losses in these six matches, the Blasters find themselves at the wrong end of the table in the eighth position.
The hosts were the dominant side in the encounter and surged ahead through Spanish striker Sergio Castel's fifth goal of the season in the 28th minute.
Jamshedpur are third on the table with 10 points from five matches, while NorthEast sit fourth, a point behind their opponents. A win on Monday will be enough for either team to sit atop the table.
Castel climbed to the top of the goalscoring chart and Jamshedpur climbed to the second spot on the table with 10 points after five matches. Goa slipped to fourth and have eight points.
A win will take Goa to the top of the Hero ISL table, but the Gaurs' head coach Sergio Lobera would be concerned with the fact that his side haven't won consecutive matches this season.
The tie was originally scheduled to be held on December 6 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur.
ATK have moved to the first position in the table after beating Jamshedpur 3-1 in the Indian Super League.
Goalkeeper Subrata Paul was the star of the show for the home team, making several stunning saves, while his opposite number Gurpreet Singh Sandhu also had a big part to play, pulling off some wonderful saves of his own.
The Men of Steel have made a good start to the ISL season, having picked up six points in two games against Odisha FC and Hyderabad FC.
Jamshedpur FC cruised to their second successive win of the season as they beat newcomers Hyderabad FC 3-1.
Farukh Choudhary broke the deadlock in the 17th minute fortuitously, but the lead was put in danger by a red card that Bikash Jairu picked up with 10 minutes to go for the half-time whistle.
Jamshedpur have had two head coaches in the last two seasons and both of them employed their own style of play at the club. Now as Spaniard Antonio Iriondo takes over, supporters can expect an attacking philosophy.
After his first stint with Rayo Majadahonda, Antonio Iriondo managed Tercera Division B clubs Amoros, Manchego, Madridejos and Atletico Pinto.
The result sees NorthEast United FC clinch a spot in the top four for the first time in ISL history while Jamshedpur remain fifth and four points behind them.
After a goalless first half, Jamshedpur stepped up the pressure on Mumbai and found the match-winner through Memo in the 80th minute.
This is Kerala's worst winless run (8 matches) in ISL history and much of it has been their own doing.
Mukhi made headlines when the Indian Super League claimed that he, at 16, was the youngest ever to score in the tournament's history.
The win lifted Pune from the foot of the table into eighth position with five points from eight matches, while Jamshedpur tasted defeat for the first time.
The five changes made by Cesar Ferrando in the form of Gaurav Mukhi, Pablo Morgado, Robin Gurung, Bikash Jairu and Pratik Chawdhury worked wonders.
Bartholomew Obgeche (20th minute) gave the hosts early lead before Farukh Chaudhary cancelled out his strike in the 49th minute.
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