About Match
Albirex Niigata S go into the game 1st in the table on 6 points; Tampines Rovers sit 3rd on 3 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Albirex Niigata S 3.5 scored and 0 conceded per game, Tampines Rovers 2 and 0, with the league averaging 1.93. A win would lift Tampines Rovers to 6 points and up to 1st, overtaking Albirex Niigata S (other results unchanged).
Albirex Niigata S have won eight straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Albirex Niigata S have banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Tampines Rovers, 4.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Albirex Niigata S 6, draws 6, Tampines Rovers 8, at 3.85 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 35% of the meetings went to the host. 85% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match takes place at Jurong East Stadium in Singapore (capacity 2,700).