Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Hougang United welcomes Young Lions

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Competition: Singapore S. League
Date: Wed 10.July
Match begins: 11:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium (8000 seats)

With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Hougang United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Young Lions.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Hougang United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jalan Besar Stadium as Hougang United have scored 16 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats are 5-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Hougang United fans got no joy from their last match, a S. League game also here at Jalan Besar Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Young Lions. Before that, Hougang United played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Geylang International.

The Hougang United manager C. Teo has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games. Hougang United have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Young Lions form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in S. League, are W3-D1-L4 on the road this term. Young Lions has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Young Lions play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Hougang United. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Albirex Niigata S.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games, an average of less than one per game. Young Lions have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hougang United - Young Lions 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hougang United won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Young Lions has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

Hougang United missing players

Young Lions missing players

Hougang United Young Lions
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played 2 8 14
7 5 2 Won 1 3 4
2 0 0 Drew 0 1 1
5 2 0 Lost 1 4 9
29 16 6 Scored 3 6 10
23 10 1 Conceded 3 11 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 88% 93%
71% 57% 50% Over 1.5 100% 62% 64%
64% 57% 50% Over 2.5 100% 50% 50%
57% 57% 50% Over 3.5 0% 12% 14%
50% 57% 50% Over 4.5 0% 0% 7%
64% 57% 50% BTTS 100% 38% 43%
29% 29% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 38% 21%
7% 14% 0% Failed To Score 0% 38% 43%
 
5.7 5.6 6.5 Corners For (avg) 2 3.8 3.7
4.3 5 2.5 Corners Against (avg) 3 4.1 3.5
2.3 2.6 3.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 2.2 2.1
4 2 1 Red Cards 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Hougang United have scored more than double the goals of Young Lions.
  • Hougang United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Young Lions have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Hougang United
All Singapore Cup Club Friendlies S. League
All Home Away
12-05-19 S.L Hougang United 1 - 0 Balestier Khalsa
25-05-19 S.L Warriors 3 - 2 Hougang United
29-06-19 S.L Home United 0 - 2 Hougang United
05-07-19 S.L Geylang International 2 - 2 Hougang United
10-07-19 S.L Hougang United 0 - 1 Young Lions
13-07-19 S.L Albirex Niigata S 09:30 Hougang United
19-07-19 S.L Hougang United 11:45 DPMM FC
27-07-19 S.L Hougang United 09:30 Tampines Rovers
04-08-19 S.L Balestier Khalsa 09:30 Hougang United
08-08-19 S.L Hougang United 11:45 Albirex Niigata S
Young Lions
All Club Friendlies S. League
All Home Away
29-05-19 S.L Tampines Rovers 4 - 0 Young Lions
29-06-19 S.L Geylang International 1 - 2 Young Lions
03-07-19 S.L Young Lions 0 - 1 Home United
06-07-19 S.L Young Lions 1 - 2 Albirex Niigata S
10-07-19 S.L Hougang United 0 - 1 Young Lions
13-07-19 S.L Young Lions 09:30 DPMM FC
18-07-19 S.L Young Lions 11:45 Tampines Rovers
28-07-19 S.L Young Lions 09:30 Balestier Khalsa
03-08-19 S.L Warriors 09:30 Young Lions
18-08-19 S.L Young Lions 08:30 Hougang United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 DPMM FC 14 9 4 1 31 14 7 6 1 0 16 6 7 3 3 1 15 8 17 31
2 Albirex Niigata S 14 9 3 2 23 11 8 6 2 0 14 3 6 3 1 2 9 8 12 30
3 Tampines Rovers 13 6 5 2 30 16 7 4 3 0 20 8 6 2 2 2 10 8 14 23
4 Hougang United 14 7 2 5 29 23 7 5 0 2 16 10 7 2 2 3 13 13 6 23
5 Home United 13 5 2 6 18 22 6 2 2 2 9 8 7 3 0 4 9 14 -4 17
6 Geylang International 15 5 2 8 20 27 7 3 1 3 15 10 8 2 1 5 5 17 -7 17
7 Young Lions 14 4 1 9 10 22 6 1 0 5 4 11 8 3 1 4 6 11 -12 13
8 Warriors 14 3 3 8 23 34 7 2 2 3 11 13 7 1 1 5 12 21 -11 12
9 Balestier Khalsa 15 3 2 10 18 33 8 2 1 5 10 18 7 1 1 5 8 15 -15 11

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