National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kelantan or Johor Darul Ta'zim that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Kelantan nor Johor Darul Ta'zim 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.
Kelantan form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the Premier League for Kelantan at their home stadium (Stadium Sultan Mohammad IV) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. 0W-2D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Malaysia Cup for Kelantan.
Kelantan are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Sabah. Heartbreak for Kelantan in their last match as Sabah's S. Saidin scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus MISC that ended 0-0.Kelantan has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Kelantan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
They also participated in Malaysia Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Johor Darul Ta'zim have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 29 points collected from 11 Super League games. 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Malaysia Cup stats, they have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Johor Darul Ta'zim who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Terengganu.
Two travels in a row for Ta'zim, whose manager B. Mora could celebrate last time after the Malaysia Cup win against MISC.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Sabah in the Malaysia Cup.The Ta'zim manager B. Mora has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. Ta'zim are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Johor Darul Ta'zim - Kelantan 2-0. Statistics for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Kelantan, zero draws and eight wins for Johor Darul Ta'zim. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Silveira da Silva 23 goals | ![]() G. Cabrera Giordano 5 goals | ![]() L. Velázquez 4 goals |
Kelantan missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Kelantan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 3.3 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 75% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 50% | ||
| 3.4 | 1.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | MISC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Sabah | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 4 | Kelantan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 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 | Negeri Sembilan | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Selangor United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | PBDKT T-Team | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 34 |
| 5 | Kuching FA | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Kelantan | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | Kelantan United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | PDRM | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | PKNS | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | PKNP | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 17 |
| 11 | Skuad Projek | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 26 | -44 | 6 |
| 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 |