Anticipation builds as Hougang United prepare to host Albirex Niigata S at Jalan Besar Stadium on 2026-04-18 (kick-off 12:30 GMT), in week 18 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
In the past 2 games, Keiji Shigetomi recorded 2 victories against Akbar Nawas, who recorded no wins, with no draws.
In the table Hougang United are 6th (15 pts) and Albirex Niigata S sit 3rd with 29 pts.
No absentees for either Hougang United or Albirex Niigata S.
Double disappointment: Hougang United fell 1-4 against Lion City Sailors, while Albirex Niigata S went down 1-2 vs Balestier Khalsa.
Struggling form all round: Hougang United are 1-0-4 and Albirex Niigata S are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
Albirex Niigata S lead this rivalry - 16 wins from 31 matches versus Hougang United (who've won just 5 games), alongside 10 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Albirex Niigata S to win 2-1, despite Hougang United's 2-0-6 home form - Albirex Niigata S's strong 5-0-4 record away with 2.50 goals/game does the trick.
Hougang is going head to head with Albirex Niigata on 18/4/2026 11:30 GMT at Jalan Besar Stadium for the Singapore Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Hougang v Albirex Niigata H2H statistics!