Match Report
The table read 7th (Young Lions, 9 pts) against 6th (Hougang United, 21 pts), 12 points apart. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Young Lions ran at 0.57 scored and 2.86 conceded, Hougang United at 1.24 and 1.81.
Young Lions had gone 12 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 7 for Young Lions, 2 for Hougang United and 3 drawn, at 4.08 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 58%. The last five meetings averaged 5.2 goals, well above the all-time 4.08.
Bishan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hougang United: Jaushua Sotirio (56'), Nabilai Kibunguchy (54')
Key stats
Possession: Young Lions 52% · Hougang United 48% · Total shots: 5-11 · On target: 0-5 · Corners: 3-3