Melaka United want to sell some tickets for this game despite that the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 9th spot in the Super League table. Visiting Kuala Lumpur own 5th place with 25 pts.
- Melaka United have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Super League
- Kuala Lumpur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Kuala Lumpur could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Super League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Pahang. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Melaka United form and stats
Melaka United have collected 10 points from their Super League home games so far after 2-4-3. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Melaka United to get some points in this home game.
Stress levels are on the rise for Melaka's attacking players as they have now played 309 minutes without scoring in a league game. Adriano was their last goal scorer.
The Melaka United supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadium Hang Jebat: A 0-3 defeat against Kedah (placed 6th).
Heartbreak before that as Melaka United lost 0-5 at Terengganu's place.Goal party? Who knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this club has seen at least three goals.
Melaka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Melaka United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kuala Lumpur form and stats
Kuala Lumpur have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Kuala Lumpur play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Pahang (placed 7th).
Before that, the AFC Cup win away at ATK Mohun Bagan.
The visiting Lumpur have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
Kuala Lumpur have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (1-3-0) when playing Melaka United.Kuala Lumpur - Melaka United 2-0 was the output when this pair of teams formerly played each other, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Omosuyi 7 goals |  P. Sturmer dos Reis 6 goals | E. Oti Essigba 4 goals |
Melaka United missing players
Kuala Lumpur missing players
| Melaka United | Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 27 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 59% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 53% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 12% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 41% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 7.9 | 8.2 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
- All of Kuala Lumpur's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kuala Lumpur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kuala Lumpur haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melaka United have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Super League
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 42 |
| 2 | Sabah | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Terengganu | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | Kedah | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Pahang | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Selangor | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Melaka United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 10 | MISC | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Selangor United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 14 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 7 |
