A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Hougang United and Albirex Niigata S know what's at stake in this second leg of the Singapore Cup Semi-finals clash.
5-3-0 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Albirex Niigata S when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 19-7 (scored/conceded).
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hougang United and Albirex Niigata S.
Hougang United form and stats
Last season, Hougang's Singapore Cup journey ended in the group stage.Hougang United have collected 22 points from their S. League home games so far after 6-4-4.
The Hougang United manager Teo and his crew return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Albirex Niigata S in the Singapore Cup.
Ahead of that result, a home win hosting Tampines Rovers in the Singapore Cup.
Goals are plentiful at Hougang Stadium in the league this season as Hougang United has scored 38 goals here in 14 home games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Hougang having conceded 35 goals here at Hougang Stadium so far.
Albirex Niigata S form and stats
Albirex Niigata S was sent out of Singapore Cup in the group stage last season.Albirex Niigata S have an excellent away record in the S. League so far with 8-5-1 from 14 games.
Albirex Niigata S delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Hougang United in their previous game; a Singapore Cup duel.
Ahead of that, the Singapore Cup win away at Home United.
Albirex create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 40 goals in 14 travels. As for defending, Albirex Niigata S rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Albirex Niigata S have put together a sequence of 10 consecutive matches without defeat (6-4-0) when facing Hougang United.It's not the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Albirex Niigata S - Hougang 3-3.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Tanaka 34 goals |  P. Gomes Bortoluzo 18 goals |
Hougang United missing players
Albirex Niigata S missing players
| Hougang United | Albirex Niigata S | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 68 | 37 | Scored | S | 31 | 80 | ||
| 64 | 30 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 88% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 84% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 13.8 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 7.4 | ||
| 45% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | ||
| 11.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 |
