Stat Attack: February 2011
A. Ong
info@sleague.com
This season, we will be introducing a new feature here on sleague.com, called ‘Stat Attack’. At the end of every month, we will be bringing to you some facts and figures from the month’s action, with two tidbits of information dedicated to each S.League team. Some may not come as a surprise to you, but some may very well knock your socks off!
So sit back, and read up on what the month of February has brought us in terms of S.League trivia.
(Statistics are taken only from matches on and before 28 February.)
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Albirex are the only team still with a 100% record. This is their best start since their maiden season in 2004.The White Swans’ 5-0 opening-day win also matches their best ever S.League result, 5-0 away to the Super Reds in 2007.Balestier Khalsa
There have been two 0-0 results so far this season. Both have involved Balestier.One of those 0-0 draws gave Balestier their first ever point against Etoile.Courts Young Lions
The Young Lions won their first four league games against SAFFC and Balestier last season. This season’s two games against the same opponents have yielded just one point.This is only the second losing start to an S.League season for the Young Lions. Their only other opening-day loss came in their debut season back in 2003.Etoile FC
Nordine Talhi is the only player named in Etoile’s starting lineup for both their opening games of 2010 and 2011. Anthony Moulin came on as a substitute in last season’s opener, and he was subbed off in this year’s curtain-raiser.The 0-0 draw with Balestier was only the eighth time in 35 league matches that Etoile have failed to find the net.Geylang United
Geylang’s loss to Etoile marked the end to an remarkable opening-day record. The Eagles have been unbeaten on the opening day since the 1999 season, winning an impressive eight out of eleven of those games.The Eagles have now played the French outfit five times. Four of those matches have ended in defeat for Geylang.Gombak United
Gombak’s loss to Home United on 24 February put a stop to a four-match ‘drawing’ run, stretching back to last season.Gombak have won just once on their opening day since returning to the S.League in 2006. That solitary win came in 2009, when the Bulls achieved their highest ever league finish of third.Home United
Similar to the Bulls, Home ended a four-match sequence of draws stretching back to last season with their win over Gombak.Sufian Anuar has already equalled his league goals tally from last season, with two in as many games.Hougang United
Hougang arguably have been the team most fouled against – referees have dished out nine yellow cards and one red card to their opponents, the most in the league.All of Hougang’s three goals so far have come in the second half.SAFFC
New signing Mislav Karoglan has been involved in three of SAFFC’s four goals scored so far.SAFFC have played three different defensive lines in their three matches played so far.Tampines Rovers
Tampines fielded the exact same starting lineup in both their games so far. No other team has started the same eleven in all their games.Defender Park Yo Seb has already scored three goals this season, two in the league and one in the Charity Shield. He only managed one in the whole of last season in all competitions.Tanjong Pagar United
Tanjong Pagar’s last effort in the S.League in 2004 started in an eerily similar fashion to this year’s campaign. Like this year, they lost their first two games, conceding seven and scoring just one. They would go on to lose their first nine games, before drawing the tenth.Takaya Kawanabe’s goal prevented Tanjong Pagar from going five consecutive games without a goal, stretching back to 2004. They had shipped 15 without reply in that run.Woodlands Wellington
Both of Woodlands’ 0-1 losses have come about from goals conceded in the last five minutes.If we consider last season’s matches, Woodlands have now gone 520 consecutive minutes without scoring in the league.
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