About Match
In the standings it is Albirex Niigata S 1st on 6 points, Balestier Khalsa 7th on 0 — separated by 6. Scoring rates set the scale: Albirex Niigata S 3.5 scored and 0 conceded per game, Balestier Khalsa 1.5 and 3, with the league averaging 1.93. If Balestier Khalsa win, their total rises to 3 and up to 3rd, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Albirex Niigata S enter with eight wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Albirex Niigata S have banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Balestier Khalsa, 9.
14 meetings are on record — 9 won by Albirex Niigata S, 3 by Balestier Khalsa, 2 drawn, at 3.93 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Jurong East Stadium in Singapore (capacity 2,700).