In the Premier League showdown on August 11, 2023, it was Albirex Niigata Singapore FC who came out ahead with a tight 3-2 victory over Tanjong Pagar United, despite a thriller end to the game. Deep diving into the statistical factors and data, it is clear that there were multiple parameters which contributed towards the end result.

Albirex Niigata put on an efficient display of offense, scoring three crucial goals with two of them coming in the second half of the game. They managed to score their opening goal early in the first half at 16:19, this evidently threw Tanjong Pagar United off balance. As for Tanjong Pagar United, they made a significant comeback in the second half with goals at 01:07:20 and 01:21:20, but they failed to find the equalizer before the end of regulation time.

Set pieces were a crucial aspect of this game as demonstrated by the high number of corner kicks. Albirex Niigata created more opportunities from these set pieces with a total of 9 corner kicks compared to Tanjong Pagar’s 5, possibly providing them with an advantage in terms of keeping the offensive pressure.

The match was rather undisciplined, 3 yellow cards were given out, 2 of them were for the home team. Tanjong Pagar United's failure to maintain discipline might have impeded their flow, especially with both their yellow cards been given in the second half, at crucial recovery time.

Both teams offence showed equal levels of misleading drives with each team registering 3 offsides in the game. This points to aggressive but perhaps poorly timed runs by the attackers.

Tanjong Pagar United also seemed to struggle with fair play as they committed a total of 6 fouls compared to Albirex Niigata’s 2; the higher foul count could likely be associated with heightened aggression post their 2nd half recovery.

In conclusion, despite a hard-fought second half, Tanjong Pagar United fell short due to their lack of discipline and the ability to capitalize on set pieces. On the other hand, Albirex Niigata displayed an efficient performance in both halves and managed to use their set pieces more effectively.

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