With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Balestier Khalsa fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tanjong Pagar.
It's no vacation for neither Balestier nor Tanjong Pagar 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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Balestier Khalsa form and stats
The story so far in the S. League for Balestier Khalsa, who have the most conceded goals (15) at home in S. League, at their home stadium (Bishan Stadium) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Balestier's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Young Lions (placed 7th). Prior to that, an away loss at Albirex Niigata S.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Balestier, as the S. League home game vs Geylang International is only three days away.
Balestier Khalsa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bishan Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Balestier having conceded 15 goals here at Bishan Stadium so far. Balestier Khalsa have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Tanjong Pagar form and stats
The manager H. Su'ap is not happy with the away performances in the S. League so far, as all 4 matches have been lost. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Tanjong, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Harimau Muda II game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Bitter travels for Tanjong as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Harimau Muda II match.
There were no winners in Tanjong's previous match, a S. League home game that ended 2-2 vs Tampines Rovers (placed 2nd). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Geylang International's place.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tanjong manager H. Su'ap as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hougang United.
The attacking power of Tanjong Pagar when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Tanjong can't defend away. 12 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tanjong Pagar - Balestier Khalsa 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Balestier victories, one draw and two Tanjong Pagar wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Caetano de Azevedo Júnior 4 goals |  E. Bruncevic 3 goals | Š. Žužul 3 goals |
Balestier Khalsa missing players
Tanjong Pagar missing players
| Balestier Khalsa | Tanjong Pagar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 50% | 80% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | 36 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 42 | 17 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 33% | 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 37% |
- All of Balestier Khalsa's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Tanjong Pagar's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Balestier Khalsa has the most conceded goals (15) at home in S. League
- Balestier Khalsa has the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in S. League
- Balestier Khalsa has the most points from losing position (5) in S. League
- Balestier Khalsa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Balestier Khalsa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Balestier Khalsa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tanjong Pagar have scored away.
- Balestier Khalsa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Balestier Khalsa have yet to win a game at home.
- Balestier Khalsa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tanjong Pagar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tanjong Pagar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tanjong Pagar have lost all their away matches so far.
- Tanjong Pagar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tanjong Pagar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tanjong Pagar is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Home United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Geylang International | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 5 | Hougang United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 7 | Young Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 6 |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 9 | DPMM FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |