Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kuala Lumpur & Pulau Pinang face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Malaysia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kuala Lumpur and Pulau Pinang.
Kuala Lumpur form and stats
Kuala Lumpur participated in Malaysia Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at KLFA Stadium as Kuala Lumpur have scored 16 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 7-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Malaysia Cup, Kuala Lumpur has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Lumpur fans aren't used to losing league-games here at KLFA Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Kuala Lumpur has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The home team returns to KLFA Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Selangor United on their last time out; the Malaysia Cup game ended 2-2.
Before that, Lumpur had a Malaysia Cup home game versus Selangor United which ended with a victory 4-0.The manager B. Hodak will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pahang in only three days.
Lumpur are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Lumpur have conceded only 6 goals.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Pulau Pinang's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Pulau Pinang collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the Super League. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Total Malaysia Cup statistics for Pulau Pinang: 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Pulau Pinang, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Pinang might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Pahang proved too strong as Pulau Pinang slumped to a 0-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Negeri Pulau Pinang Stadium. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Pahang was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A 0-4 defeat away at Pahang before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Malaysia Cup trip to Selangor United.
Pinang have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 11 away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Pinang in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered result featuring both these sides is the Pulau Pinang - Kuala Lumpur 1-1 played not long ago this season. Stats for the previous eight meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Lumpur, one draw and four wins for Pulau Pinang. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Arruda da Silva 12 goals |  P. Sturmer dos Reis 9 goals | S. Boboev 6 goals |
Kuala Lumpur missing players
Pulau Pinang missing players
| Kuala Lumpur | Pulau Pinang | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 20 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 4 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 50% | ||
| 8.2 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Selangor United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 | Pahang | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Pulau Pinang | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 1 |
| 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 |