Football betting preview: Home United vs Young Lions

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Competition: Singapore S. League
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium (5000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Home United leading Young Lions by 20 points.

Insights:
  • Home United is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Young Lions have the fewest scored goals (9) in S. League

Home United and Young Lions should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Home's stadium, Jalan Besar Stadium, has a grass surface. Young Lions have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Young Lions when playing on grass; 6 wins, 5 draws and 27 losses from 38 matches. They have scored 37 goals in these games and conceded 102.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Home United form and stats

Home United, who have the the best goal difference (+20) in S. League, have played 6 S. League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

A nice win for Home last time playing, versus Tanjong Pagar. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Jorge Fellipe and G. Quak Jun Yi scoring for the victors.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Geylang International.

Home are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Jalan Besar Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 15 goals in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Young Lions form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in S. League, on their S. League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Young Lions are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Balestier Khalsa fixture.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Young, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Albirex Niigata S (placed 1st).

Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Tampines Rovers.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Young are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Young Lions - Home United 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Home won eight, Young Lions won one and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Home United missing players

Young Lions missing players

Home United Young Lions
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 6 2 Played P 1 4 10
7 3 2 Won W 0 0 0
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 7
32 15 5 Scored S 1 3 9
12 11 2 Conceded C 2 11 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 80%
80% 83% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 60%
40% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 30%
70% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 60%
30% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 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
1.6 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 13.5 15 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7.2 5.3
6.7 6.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.5 2.2
48% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 21% 41%
Key stats in S. League this season:
  • All of Home United's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Young Lions's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Home United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Home United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Home United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Home United have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Home United have scored more than double the goals of Young Lions.
  • Home United have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in S. League
  • Home United have the the best goal difference (+20) in S. League
  • Home United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Home United is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Young Lions have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Young Lions have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Young Lions have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the fewest scored goals (3) away in S. League
  • Young Lions have the fewest scored goals (9) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the most conceded goals (32) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the most matches under the total-line (5) in S. League
  • Young Lions have the the worst goal difference (-23) in S. League
  • Young Lions have yet to win a game.
  • Young Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Young Lions is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 3 0 25 8 5 4 1 0 8 3 5 3 2 0 17 5 17 24
2 Home United 10 7 2 1 32 12 6 3 2 1 15 11 4 4 0 0 17 1 20 23
3 Tampines Rovers 11 6 3 2 33 19 5 4 1 0 20 6 6 2 2 2 13 13 14 21
4 Hougang United 10 6 2 2 27 16 5 3 1 1 14 7 5 3 1 1 13 9 11 20
5 Balestier Khalsa 10 2 2 6 16 24 5 2 0 3 8 8 5 0 2 3 8 16 -8 8
6 Geylang International 10 2 1 7 14 29 4 1 1 2 5 15 6 1 0 5 9 14 -15 7
7 Tanjong Pagar 9 1 2 6 12 28 4 0 2 2 5 16 5 1 0 4 7 12 -16 5
8 Young Lions 10 0 3 7 9 32 6 0 1 5 6 21 4 0 2 2 3 11 -23 3