Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Albirex Niigata S & Young Lions face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Singapore Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
5 - 4 - 16 with 33-75. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Young Lions when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Young Lions play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Albirex Niigata S form and stats
Albirex Niigata S was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Singapore Cup.30 points is a decent return from 14 S. League games here at Jurong East Stadium for Albirex Niigata S. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Albirex Niigata S shared the glory with Geylang International in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Tanaka has scored in three games in a row. Badass!
A S. League defeat was the result before that one, 3-5 away at Tampines Rovers.The match schedule is unforgiving for Albirex as they have a new game in only four days, a Singapore Cup match thankfully also at home. Balestier Khalsa are visiting.
It's goals goals goals for Albirex Niigata S who have scored 48 goals from 14 league home games. On the other hand, Albirex have conceded 19 goals.
Young Lions form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Young Lions so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-13 (win-draw-lose).
Young Lions lost away at Home United (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Emaviwe and that is impressive stuff!
A 3-5 loss hosting Hougang United before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Home United in just four days.
Young Lions are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Young can't defend away. 52 goals have been scored by the opposition in 14 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 21 latest fixtures featuring these opponents have all ended as Albirex Niigata S wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.Tanaka loves to meet Young Lions and have scored 7 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Tanaka 34 goals |  T. Lee 9 goals |
Albirex Niigata S missing players
Young Lions missing players
| Albirex Niigata S | Young Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 12 | 21 | ||
| 77 | 42 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 48 | 91 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 92% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 40% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9.7 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 46% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 14.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Home United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Young Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 45 | 59 |
| 2 | Home United | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 91 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 52 | 57 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Geylang International | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Hougang United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 36 | -6 | 39 |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 38 | -10 | 37 |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -33 | 24 |
| 8 | Young Lions | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 103 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 52 | -69 | 8 |
