Svay Rieng host Tampines Rovers in the AFC Cup. Both sides have had eventful recent spells, with goals flowing at both ends of the pitch in their various fixtures.
This meeting comes early in their AFC Cup group, with each side currently sitting on zero points after a single match. That gives us a narrow but useful starting point before digging into how each team has been playing.
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Recent matches across competitions
Tampines Rovers' sample of 20 matches spans Singapore's Premier League, the Piala Presiden and the AFC Champions League Two. They've won 10, drawn 4 and lost 6, scoring 45 goals while conceding 25.
Svay Rieng: 20 completed matches; Tampines Rovers: 20 completed matches.
Svay Rieng
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 44
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +14
Tampines Rovers
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 45
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +20
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-League | Dangkor Senchey | Svay Rieng | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Machida Zelvia | Svay Rieng | 17.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| C-League | Svay Rieng | National Defense | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| C-League | Kirivong Sok Sen Chey | Svay Rieng | 06.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Hun Sen Cup | Svay Rieng | Visakha | 24.05.2026 | 4-4 |
| Hun Sen Cup | Svay Rieng | Boeung Ket | 20.05.2026 | 3-2 |
| C-League | Svay Rieng | Phnom Penh Crown | 17.05.2026 | 1-2 |
| AFC Challenge League | Al Kuwait | Svay Rieng | 13.05.2026 | 4-3 |
| C-League | Svay Rieng | Boeung Ket | 07.05.2026 | 2-3 |
| C-League | Angkor Tiger | Svay Rieng | 03.05.2026 | 4-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Two | Shanghai Shenhua | Tampines Rovers | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Tampines Rovers | Balestier Khalsa | 11.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Piala Presiden | Persib Bandung | Tampines Rovers | 31.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| Piala Presiden | Tampines Rovers | Arema FC | 28.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Piala Presiden | DPMM FC Brunei | Tampines Rovers | 25.07.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Tampines Rovers | Home United | 17.05.2026 | 3-2 |
| Premier League | Hougang United | Tampines Rovers | 10.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Tampines Rovers | Home United | 03.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Albirex Niigata S | Tampines Rovers | 30.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Tampines Rovers | Young Lions | 24.04.2026 | 8-1 |
Svay Rieng's recent run comes from a mix of the C-League, the Hun Sen Cup, the AFC Challenge League and the ASEAN Club Championship. They've picked up 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, with 44 scored and 30 conceded.
Both records point to teams that score freely but aren't watertight at the back. That's worth bearing in mind given the different competitions and opposition levels involved.
Goals look likely given both sides' habit of being involved in high-scoring matches, though the mixed competition levels make direct comparison tricky.
Comparative Team Statistics: Svay Rieng vs Tampines Rovers

Early group standing
The table we have only covers this AFC Cup group, and it shows both teams have played just one match so far. Tampines Rovers sit third having lost 2-1, while Svay Rieng are fourth after a 2-0 defeat.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group G | |||||||
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 3 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 4 | Svay Rieng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
Neither side has a point yet, so there's little long-term pattern to lean on here. It's simply too early in the group to draw firm conclusions from the standings alone.
Tampines Rovers' attacking names
We only have player information for Tampines Rovers here. Higashikawa and Buhagiar are both on 4 goals, in 8 and 9 appearances respectively, while Kazama leads the assist charts with 4.
Yoshimoto has 3 assists and Higashikawa chips in with 2 himself, suggesting a few different players are involved in chance creation. Najeeb and Ndao have each picked up 3 yellow cards in limited matches, which is worth keeping an eye on for suspension risk, though it doesn't confirm anything about this specific fixture.
There's no equivalent player data for Svay Rieng, so we can't make a direct comparison between the two squads on this front.

What this points to
Both sides have shown an ability to score and to concede across their recent matches, and both go into this one without a point from their opening group game. That combination suggests an open contest rather than a cagey one.
With the fixture still a month away from when this picture was taken, team news and sharpness could shift before kickoff. The underlying pattern of goals at both ends is the clearest thread running through what we've seen so far.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Buhagiar | Australia | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 65 |
| K. Kazama | Japan | 33 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 71 kg |
| D. Fox | Australia | 32 | Defender | 186 | 80 |
| S. Buhari | Singapore | 34 | Goalkeeper | 173 | 80 |
| A. Adli | Singapore | 30 | Defender | 175 | 68 |
| S. Shahiran | Singapore | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Suparno | Singapore | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Chew | Singapore | 26 | Attacker | 168 | n/a |
| J. Mahler | Singapore | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Najeeb | Singapore | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Akbar | Singapore | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Iliya | Singapore | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Haikal | Singapore | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Ndao | Japan | 27 | Attacker | 186 cm | 80 kg |
| S. Yamashita | Japan | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| G. Kweh | Singapore | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Tan | Singapore | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Higashikawa | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a | |
| T. Yoshimoto | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| S. Sumi | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
With no market to weigh up and only partial evidence on one side's squad, this isn't a fixture we can back with any real confidence.
The goals-at-both-ends pattern is interesting, but it isn't enough on its own to build a selection around without a quoted line to assess.
