National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Perak or Kuching FA that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Perak nor Kuching FA 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Kuching FA have to travel 2900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Perak form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Perak's results here at Stadium Perak in the Super League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. On the other hand, in the Malaysia Cup, Perak has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
No payout for Perak in their previous match, an away game at Terengganu that ended in defeat 0-4. As you see from the result above, Perak suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Ahead of that match, Perak lost 1-4 at home to Terengganu.The match schedule is unforgiving for Perak as they have a new game in only three days, a Malaysia Cup match thankfully also at home. Selangor are visiting.
Perak has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Perak have conceded 20 from these games.
Kuching FA form and stats
They also participated in Malaysia Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Kuching FA have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-4-4 (10 played). When we have look at the Malaysia Cup statistics, we find 0W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.
Kuching FA might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Selangor proved too strong as Kuching FA slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadium Negeri. Kuching FA were so close to getting something from the game against Selangor, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
A 1-5 defeat away at Selangor before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Terengganu in just three days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Kuching have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Kuching FA - Perak 2-2.Top Goalscorers
![]() N. Poku 5 goals | ![]() R. da Costa Morais 4 goals | ![]() E. Agüero 2 goals |
Perak missing players
Kuching FA missing players
| Perak | Kuching FA | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 56 | 24 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 3.4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 49% | ||
| 7.5 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Terengganu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Selangor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Kuching FA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
| 4 | Perak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 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 |
| 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 |