National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kedah or Melaka United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Kedah nor Melaka United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kedah form and stats
Kedah was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Malaysia Cup.Kedah are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Stadium Darul Aman. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
A nice win for Kedah last time playing, versus Kelantan United. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.
Previous to that game, a Super League home match hosting Melaka United in a game that was won 4-1.The Kedah manager A. bin Sahak has got the team scoring with 26 from 11 home games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded.
Melaka United form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Melaka United so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
Melaka had fun at their own home (Stadium Darul Aman) last time out, beating Negeri Sembilan 2-0.
It was a Super League defeat before that one as the away game against Kedah wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.Melaka United have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Melaka rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Kedah won seven games, zero matches ended with a draw and Melaka United managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  K. Sherman 13 goals | T. Kipré 10 goals | B. bin Bakhtiar 7 goals |
Kedah missing players
Melaka United missing players
| Kedah | Melaka United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 32 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 4 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 61% | 82% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 59% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kedah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Melaka United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 41 | 57 |
| 2 | Kedah | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Pulau Pinang | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Terengganu | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | MISC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 24 |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 19 |
| 10 | Pahang | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 18 |
| 11 | Perak | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -25 | 16 |
| 12 | UiTM | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -25 | 13 |