Super League match forecast and match guide for the Sabah vs Kuching FA battle

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Competition: Malaysia Super League
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium Likas (35000 seats)

Super League: What this match might miss in glamour it should compensate in energy and enthusiasm. Get ready for Sabah - Kuching FA!

Insights:
  • Sabah have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kuching FA have the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League

Kuching FA have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Sabah and Kuching FA should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sabah form and stats

6-1-0 is the performance here at Stadium Likas so far in the Super League, giving Sabah a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!

Happy days for Sabah in their previous game, a fixture away at Kelantan United (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.

Prior to that, an away loss at PDRM.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Sabah is on fire here. A stunning 25 from 7 league matches. Sabah's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kuching FA form and stats

There's been little loot from Kuching FA's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Super League. Kuching FA only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.

Kuching are travelling again after losing away to Selangor in their previous match (1-2).

A draw for Kuching FA before that, at their own venue hosting Negeri Sembilan (1-1).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kuching FA as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Kuching FA have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the result Kuching FA - Sabah 1-2 logged in the official records. Statistics for the preceeding three meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Sabah, one draw and zero wins for Kuching FA. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

SabahT. Park
T. Park
6 goals
SabahS. Ramdani
S. Ramdani
5 goals
SabahB. bin Bakhtiar
B. bin Bakhtiar
4 goals

Sabah missing players

Kuching FA missing players

Sabah Kuching FA
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 4 Played P 2 7 14
8 6 4 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
4 0 0 Lost L 1 5 10
33 25 17 Scored S 1 5 8
20 8 5 Conceded C 3 13 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
73% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 50%
47% 86% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
13% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
67% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 50%
13% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 50%
 
5.3 5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.1 3.4
4 4.1 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.7 5.6
2.3 2.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 10 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.9 8.9
4.2 5.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 2.8
52% 61% 61% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 21%
 
9.3 7.9 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 14.6 14.4
3.5 3.1 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6 5.9
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Kuching FA's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Sabah's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Kuching FA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kuching FA have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Kuching FA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kuching FA have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
  • Kuching FA have the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
  • Kuching FA have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Super League
  • Kuching FA haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sabah have not yet lost a game 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Sabah have scored more than double the goals of Kuching FA.
  • 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 15 15 0 0 60 3 7 7 0 0 31 2 8 8 0 0 29 1 57 45
2 Selangor 15 11 1 3 39 16 8 6 1 1 17 10 7 5 0 2 22 6 23 34
3 Pahang 15 9 4 2 28 14 7 4 2 1 13 8 8 5 2 1 15 6 14 31
4 Kedah 15 9 1 5 29 20 8 6 0 2 17 5 7 3 1 3 12 15 9 28
5 Sabah 15 8 3 4 33 20 7 6 1 0 25 8 8 2 2 4 8 12 13 27
6 Terengganu 15 7 2 6 21 18 9 6 1 2 14 6 6 1 1 4 7 12 3 23
7 Kuala Lumpur 15 6 5 4 23 24 7 3 2 2 10 9 8 3 3 2 13 15 -1 23
8 PDRM 15 7 1 7 16 19 7 3 1 3 6 5 8 4 0 4 10 14 -3 22
9 Negeri Sembilan 15 4 7 4 23 28 9 3 4 2 15 19 6 1 3 2 8 9 -5 19
10 Pulau Pinang 15 4 4 7 18 22 8 4 2 2 13 9 7 0 2 5 5 13 -4 16
11 Perak 15 2 3 10 10 34 8 1 1 6 5 22 7 1 2 4 5 12 -24 9
12 Kuching FA 14 1 3 10 8 28 7 0 2 5 3 15 7 1 1 5 5 13 -20 6
13 Kelantan United 15 1 3 11 14 38 6 1 1 4 8 17 9 0 2 7 6 21 -24 6
14 Kelantan 14 1 1 12 14 52 6 1 1 4 8 16 8 0 0 8 6 36 -38 4