The race for the golden boot is underway in the latest season of the Indian Super League (ISL 2020-21), which is being held behind closed doors in Goa. The familiar contenders have added to their tally in the opening weeks of the tournament which began on November 20.
ATK Mohun Bagan captain Roy Krishna scored the first goal of the tournament in the win over the Blasters and followed it up with his second in the Kolkata derby against SC East Bengal.
Mumbai City's Adam le Fondre is now level with Jamshedpur's Nerijus Valskis and FC Goa's Igor Angulo on three goals. Le Fondre scored twice in his team's 3-0 win over SC East Bengal in Bambolim.
Race for the ISL Golden Boot
| Ranking | Player Name | Matches | Goals scored |
| 1. | Nerijus Valskis (JFC) | 2 | 3 |
| 1. | Igor Angulo (FCG) | 3 | 3 |
| 1. | Adam le Fondre (MCFC) | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | Diego Mauricio (OFC) | 2 | 2 |
| 4. | Roy Krishna (ATKMB) | 3 | 2 |
Most clean-sheets in ISL 2020-21
| Ranking | Player Name | Matches | Cleansheets |
| 1. | Arindam Bhattacharja (ATKMB) | 2 | 2 |
| 1. | Amrinder Singh (MCFC) | 3 | 2 |
| 3. | Subrata Paul (HFC) | 2 | 1 |
| 3. | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (BFC) | 2 | 1 |
Most assists in ISL 2020-21
| Ranking | Player Name | Matches | Assists |
| 1. | Hugo Boumous (MCFC) | 3 | 2 |
| 2. | Jacob Tratt (OFC) | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Daniel Lalhlimpuia (OFC) | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Alexander Jesuraj (FCG) | 2 | 1 |
| 4. | Erik Paartalu (BFC) | 2 | 1 |