National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kuching FA or Perak that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Kuching and Perak.
These teams have little in common geographically as Perak have to travel 2900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Kuching FA form and stats
Kuching FA was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Malaysia Cup.When playing at home in the Premier League, Kuching FA have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Kuching lost their last game at Terengganu after a 0-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Kelantan United that was lost 1-3.The Kuching fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Perak form and stats
They also participated in Malaysia Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Perak's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 11 away games in the Super League. Perak only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 0 draws. A depressing five defeats in a row for Perak in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus MISC.
Perak are travelling again after losing away to Selangor in their previous match (0-1).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sabah in the Super League.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Perak manager C. Fatt has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Poku 5 goals | R. da Costa Morais 4 goals | E. Agüero 2 goals |
Kuching FA missing players
Perak missing players
| Kuching FA | Perak | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 7 | 26 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 26 | 49 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 49% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 43% | ||
| 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 |