Tampines Rovers vs Chiangrai United

Tampines Rovers and Chiangrai United are set to trade tackles at the Lokomotiv Stadium in their farewell AFC Champions League Group H fixture.

Tampines will wave goodbye to the Champions League regardless of the outcome of this encounter, having lost their opening five group stage games by an aggregate scoreline of 24-1. Indeed, except for a 1-0 away loss to Chiangrai in the reverse fixture on Matchday 2, Tampines lost each of their remaining four Group H matches by a margin of 2+ goals. A lackluster second-half defending has seen the ‘Stags’ concede over 1.5 goals beyond half-time in each of their last three group stage outings, letting in at least one goal on or beyond the 75th minute on every occasion. Despite their utterly disappointing Champions League campaign, Gavin Lee’s men have been fun to watch at home lately, with seven of their last eight home matches producing over 2.5 total goals.

On the other hand, a 3-1 home loss to Jeonbuk Motors last time out did put an end to Chiangrai’s hopes of making it out of the group stage as they take the field winless in three Champions League matches (D2, L1). The abovementioned Matchday 2 triumph over Tampines remains the only Chiangrai’s success in Group H (D2, L2) and their solitary clean sheet in five matches. The visitors will be looking to improve their second-half defending here after conceding beyond half-time in both of their Champions League trips this season. All competitions considered, the ‘Beetles’ have picked up just three wins in their last ten away fixtures (D3, L4), a sequence that saw them score under 1.5 goals on eight occasions.