Pulau Pinang get ready to welcome Kuala Lumpur for something different than the ordinary league football: The Malaysia Cup Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
Pulau Pinang have less rest than Kuala Lumpur in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sabah, was also a home game here at Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang. The away team is better rested.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
Pulau Pinang was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Malaysia Cup. Kuching FA was too strong.Pulau Pinang have collected 17 points from their Super League home games so far after 5-2-3.
Pinang's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sabah.
A Super League defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Selangor.A decent goal production from Pulau Pinang in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Pinang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kuala Lumpur form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Terengganu.Playing away, Kuala Lumpur have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season.
Kuala Lumpur go into this game after a win, the home game against Kelantan that ended 5-1. As you can tell from the results above, Lumpur was very dominant against Kelantan, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Ramírez, a/l Janasekaran and bin Yahya providing the goals. Ramírez certainly enjoyed Kuala Lumpur's last game versus Kelantan, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-1 victory.
A loss, in the FA Cup away at Johor Darul Ta'zim, earlier.
Lumpur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. Kuala Lumpur's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Pulau Pinang-Kuala Lumpur H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pulau Pinang three wins, Kuala Lumpur four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  P. Sturmer dos Reis 7 goals |  R. Morales Ramírez 7 goals |  T. Kipré 6 goals |
Pulau Pinang missing players
Kuala Lumpur missing players
| Pulau Pinang | Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.6 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 66 | 54 |
| 2 | Selangor | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Kedah | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Pahang | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Sabah | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Terengganu | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | PDRM | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Negeri Sembilan | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Pulau Pinang | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Perak | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -24 | 13 |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -26 | 8 |
| 13 | Kuching FA | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -23 | 7 |
| 14 | Kelantan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 47 | -48 | 5 |
