The league table is allowed to rest as Negeri Sembilan and Johor Darul Ta'zim battle for Malaysia Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
Negeri Sembilan form and stats
Last season, Negeri Sembilan's Malaysia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Selangor.When playing at home in the Super League, Negeri Sembilan have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
In their previous game, the manager a/l Kuppusamy led his Sembilan to a defeat away at Sabah. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
Preceding that match, a home victory against Kelantan United in the Malaysia Cup.
The Negeri Sembilan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Negeri Sembilan are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (23 from 10 played).
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Ta'zim, as they won the Malaysia Cup.Johor Darul Ta'zim have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 31 points collected from 11 Super League games. 10 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kedah in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 3-3. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Kedah. Johor Darul Ta'zim were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with Hanapi scoring the equalizer. de Andrade has bagged at least one goal for this side six fixtures in a row. The competence!
Before that one, the victory at home against Kelantan in the Malaysia Cup (10-0).
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Johor Darul Ta'zim alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (42 from 11 played). Ta'zim are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {5 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Johor Darul Ta'zim have won all of the 8 latest duels against this opponent. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  F. Forestieri 17 goals |  B. Silveira da Silva 15 goals |  Arif Aiman Hanapi 7 goals |
Negeri Sembilan missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Negeri Sembilan | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 44 | 106 | ||
| 46 | 28 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 72% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.6 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 42% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 59% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 75 | 61 |
| 2 | Selangor | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 39 | 49 |
| 3 | Kedah | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Sabah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Pahang | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Terengganu | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | PDRM | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Negeri Sembilan | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 21 |
| 10 | Pulau Pinang | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -13 | 19 |
| 11 | Perak | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -32 | 11 |
| 13 | Kelantan | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 47 | -63 | 8 |
| 14 | Kuching FA | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -26 | 7 |
