Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lion City Sailors FC 1st with 51 points, Tanjong Pagar 8th with 7, 44 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.81/3 for Tanjong Pagar and 3.33/0.67 for Lion City Sailors FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.79.
Tanjong Pagar arrived off seven straight defeats. Lion City Sailors FC carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Tanjong Pagar 0/15, Lion City Sailors FC 11/15.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 0 for Tanjong Pagar, 9 for Lion City Sailors FC and 2 drawn, at 4.18 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 73% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 55%. Where history says 4.18 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.
Jurong East Stadium, capacity 2,700, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Lion City Sailors FC led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Lion City Sailors FC: Lennart Thy (33'), Diogo Costa (90'), Bailey Wright (65'), Bart Ramselaar (48')
Key stats
Possession: Tanjong Pagar 25% · Lion City Sailors FC 75% · Total shots: 2-28 · On target: 0-11 · Corners: 0-6