It's early days in the S. League and both Balestier Khalsa and Hougang United are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
- Balestier Khalsa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in S. League
- Hougang United have the the best goal difference (+7) in S. League
It's no vacation for neither Balestier nor Hougang United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
11-9-14 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Hougang United when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 34 matches are 56-64 (scored/conceded).
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Balestier Khalsa form and stats
Balestier Khalsa have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the S. League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Toa Payoh Stadium.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Balestier Khalsa's attacking play is working. 3 goals have been conceded.
Hougang United form and stats
Things could have gone better for Hougang United in their S. League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Tanjong Pagar was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Hougang have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. The Hougang manager C. Teo has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Balestier won three, Hougang United won four and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Balestier Khalsa missing players
Hougang United missing players
| Balestier Khalsa | Hougang United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 3.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 13.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 39% | 53% |
- All of Balestier Khalsa's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Hougang United's matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Balestier Khalsa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in S. League
- Hougang United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hougang United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hougang United have the most points from losing position (4) in S. League
- Hougang United have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in S. League
- Hougang United have the the best goal difference (+7) in S. League
- Hougang United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Balestier Khalsa | Last season | Hougang United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 86% | ||
| 64% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 50% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 43% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 21% | ||
| 64% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 64% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 7% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Hougang United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Home United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Geylang International | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 7 | Young Lions | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 2 |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 1 |