This is match day, this is Super League and this is Sabah - Kuala Lumpur. Prepare with our thorough match preview!
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kuala Lumpur have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Super League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Kuala Lumpur, who are travelling more than 3700 kilometers to play this game.
Not a lot of time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Super League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Johor Darul Ta'zim, was also a home game here at Stadium Likas. The away team is better rested.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.
Sabah suffered an unpredictable defeat 1-5 against Johor Darul Ta'zim in their previous match, also played in front of their own fans. Sabah were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that one, a nice away win at Kuching FA. A Malaysia Cup game. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sabah's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Goal fest? Who knows the future, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league games with this team has seen at least three goals.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Sabah is on fire here. A stunning 34 from 10 league matches. Sabah have conceded 16 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kuala Lumpur form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Kuala Lumpur seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kuala Lumpur, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Selangor (placed 2nd). That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.
Previously, the Malaysia Cup victory away at Pulau Pinang. As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kuala Lumpur playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 1 away win, 4 draws and 1 home win.
Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's last 10 league games.
Lumpur have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Kuala Lumpur's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kuala Lumpur have put together a sequence of 8 consecutive games without defeat (5-3-0) when playing Sabah.The most up to date past result involving both these squads is the Kuala Lumpur - Sabah 2-0 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Sturmer dos Reis 7 goals |  R. Morales Ramírez 7 goals |   T. Park 6 goals |
Sabah missing players
Kuala Lumpur missing players
| Sabah | Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | 34 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 32 |
| 30 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 95% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 63% |
| 50% | 90% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 65% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 68% |
| 15% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 21% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 16% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 9.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 4 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 56% | 65% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 48% | 39% |
| 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.6 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
- All of Sabah's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Kuala Lumpur have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Kuala Lumpur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kuala Lumpur have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Super League
- Kuala Lumpur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kuala Lumpur have scored away.
- Sabah have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 70 | 57 |
| 2 | Selangor | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 43 |
| 3 | Kedah | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Pahang | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Sabah | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Terengganu | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| 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 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 10 | Pulau Pinang | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 19 |
| 11 | Perak | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -22 | 16 |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -29 | 8 |
| 13 | Kelantan | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 47 | -46 | 8 |
| 14 | Kuching FA | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -23 | 7 |
