Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Balestier Khalsa (4th, 35 pts) and Tanjong Pagar (8th, 7 pts). Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Balestier Khalsa ran at 2.15 scored and 2.2 conceded, Tanjong Pagar at 0.81 and 3.
Tanjong Pagar arrived off 12 straight defeats. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Balestier Khalsa against 0/15 for Tanjong Pagar.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Balestier Khalsa 8, draws 1, Tanjong Pagar 1, at 5.4 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%. Where history says 5.4 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.
Bishan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Balestier Khalsa led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Balestier Khalsa: T. Matić (12'), T. Matić (54'), Bogdan Mandić (51'), Jakov Katuša (83'), T. Matić (79'), Ifat Bin Mohd Sha'aban (86')
Key stats
Possession: Balestier Khalsa 52% · Tanjong Pagar 48% · Total shots: 24-11 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 10-5