Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lion City Sailors FC 1st with 51 points, Geylang International 5th with 24, 27 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Geylang International 1.3 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Lion City Sailors FC 3.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.79.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Geylang International. Lion City Sailors FC entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Geylang International 2, draws 2, Lion City Sailors FC 10, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 79% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 64%.
Tampines Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lion City Sailors FC led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Lion City Sailors FC: Rui Pires (46'), Anderson Lopes (36'), Lennart Thy (68')
Key stats
Possession: Geylang International 41% · Lion City Sailors FC 59% · Total shots: 9-19 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-6