About Match
Albirex Niigata S (1st, 6 pts) visit Tampines Rovers (3rd, 3 pts) with 3 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 2/0 for Tampines Rovers and 3.5/0 for Albirex Niigata S (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93. Tampines Rovers would climb to 6 points with a win and up to 1st, overtaking Albirex Niigata S (other results held equal).
Momentum sits with Albirex Niigata S, winners of their last eight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, Tampines Rovers have taken 4 of 15 points to Albirex Niigata S's 15.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tampines Rovers 8, draws 6, Albirex Niigata S 6, at 3.85 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 35% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 85% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Tampines Stadium in Singapore (capacity 5,000).