Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Balestier Khalsa 7th with 0, Tanjong Pagar 4th with 3. Against a league average of 1.93 goals per team per game, Balestier Khalsa ran at 1.5 scored and 3 conceded, Tanjong Pagar at 2 and 2.
From the last five rounds, Balestier Khalsa held 9 points of 15 and Tanjong Pagar 3.
11 meetings are on record — 9 won by Balestier Khalsa, 1 by Tanjong Pagar, 1 drawn, at 5.45 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 55%. Goals have dried up lately: 4.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 5.45 across the full history.
The venue was Toa Payoh Stadium, with room for 3,896 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-4.
Goal scorers
Balestier Khalsa: Bill Mamadou (8'), T. Matić (88'), Marin Kuzminski (90') · Tanjong Pagar: Yuki Aizu (35'), Lazar Vujanić (49'), Lazar Vujanić (56'), Boris Kopitović (90')
Key stats
Possession: Balestier Khalsa 48% · Tanjong Pagar 52% · Total shots: 23-20 · On target: 9-9 · Corners: 9-5