Boris Kopitovic (middle) celebrates after scoring a goal for BG Tampines Rovers, 6 July 2024.
SINGAPORE, 20 NOVEMBER 2024 – The 2024 Singapore Premier League calendar year wraps up with an exciting round of games in Matchweek 22. The week opens with BG Tampines Rovers welcoming a struggling Tanjong Pagar United to the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday. The home side motivated to build on their recent back-to-back victories.
Albirex Niigata (S) are looking to return to winning ways as they travel to Young Lions on Saturday after suffering a disappointing 3-2 defeat to Brunei DPMM in their previous game. Young Lions themselves are also looking for an upturn in their fortunes as they sit eighth in the table, having only notched two wins in their last 10 matches.
Sunday marks the last game of the calendar year as the high-flying Geylang International host Hougang United at the Jalan Besar Stadium. With the Eagles in fine goalscoring form, the seventh-placed Cheetahs have a tough fight on their hands as they aim to climb back up the standings.
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Shah Shahiran (right) in action for BG Tampines Rovers, 12 May 2024.
Chance at top spot for BG Tampines Rovers
BG Tampines Rovers vs Tanjong Pagar United | 22 November | 7:45pm | Jalan Besar Stadium | Singtel Ch 112, StarHub Ch HS2
Team news for BG Tampines Rovers:
No known team news.
Team news for Tanjong Pagar United:
Faizal Roslan is serving a one-game suspension.
- BG Tampines Rovers have come out on top in all of their seven previous league encounters with Tanjong Pagar United.
- BG Tampines Rovers have lost only one of their eight home matches this season. They have the joint-best home defence with Lion City Sailors, with both teams only conceding 12 goals.
- Tanjong Pagar United have lost all except one of their away games this season – a 1-1 draw with Brunei DPMM in August, which was the last time they picked up points in the league.
Kaisei Ogawa celebrates after scoring a goal for Young Lions, 14 September 2024.
Young Lions out to prove a point against Albirex
Young Lions vs Albirex Niigata | 23 November | 6:00pm | Jalan Besar Stadium | Singtel Ch 112
Team news for Young Lions:
Farhan Zulkifli has left the club to join Hougang United.
Khairin Nadim has left the club to join Lion City Sailors.
Team news for Albirex Niigata (S):
Amy Recha is still unfit for the match.
Daniel Goh is suspended for the match.
This would be Yojiro Takahagi’s final match for the club.
- Young Lions have only managed to beat Albirex Niigata (S) once in their last 34 league meetings.
- Young Lions have conceded 14 goals in their last three home games.
- Albirex forward Shingo Nakano has scored in 11 of his 16 games this season. Out of the five games in which he failed to score, four of them have come away from home.
Geylang International’s Tomoyuki Doi (left) in action against Hougang United, 14 June 2024.
Eagles face stern test at the Cheetahs’ den
Hougang United v Geylang International | 24 November | 6:00pm | Jalan Besar Stadium | Singtel Ch 111, StarHub Ch HS2
Team news for Geylang International:
Huzaifah Aziz continues his recovery from an injury.
Team news for Hougang United:
No known team news.
- Geylang International are the only team still unbeaten on the road this season, registering five wins in their nine away games. Only BG Tampines Rovers have recorded more away wins with six.
- Geylang International has won four of their last five games, scoring an average of five goals a game in each of those four wins.
- Hougang United are one of only two teams so far to stop Geylang from scoring this season, keeping a clean sheet in their 1-0 win over the Eagles back in August.