Kuching FA vs Tampines Rovers — Tips & Analysis

Over 2.5: Tampines Rovers bring goals wherever they go. 15 of their last 20 games had 3 or more goals. They score more than 2 goals a game and let in more than a goal a game, so their games rarely stay tight. Kuching FA are a good side, and that matters here too. They have won 13, tied 4 and lost 3 of their last 20. They score almost 2 goals a game and let in under a goal a game. They have won all six home games on record at Sarawak Stadium. The catch is who those wins came against. Kuching's big margins came against the weakest sides in their own league. Against better teams the goals went in at their end: they lost 0-3 and 0-2 to Johor Darul Takzim and 1-2 to Phnom Penh Crown. Tampines are a step up. Both teams are rusty as well. Kuching have not played for 17 days and Tampines for 20. Sides that cold usually defend worse than they attack. A 2-1 Kuching win is the likeliest single score, and that clears this bet. The honest risk is Kuching's own record. Only 10 of their last 20 games had 3 or more goals, and their last two finished 0-0 and 1-2. Tampines' big goal numbers are also flattered by an 8-1 win. We still think this one breaks open.