The league table is allowed to rest as Sabah and Johor Darul Ta'zim battle for Malaysia Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Johor Darul Ta'zim, who are travelling more than 3500 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah participated in Malaysia Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Melaka United.22 points is a decent return from 11 Super League games here at Stadium Likas for Sabah. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
The home supporters witnessed a 1-1 draw against Kuching FA in the Malaysia Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
In the game before, a nice away win at Kuching FA. A Malaysia Cup game.
Goals decide football matches and Sabah are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Sabah'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
Ta'zim was sent out of Malaysia Cup in the final last season.Johor Darul Ta'zim's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Johor Darul Ta'zim collect 25 points from their 11 away matches in the Super League. 7 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
The supporters enjoyed Johor Darul Ta'zim's previous match versus Kelantan, a Malaysia Cup win (5-0) played at home.
Previously, the Malaysia Cup win away at Kelantan.
Ta'zim has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Johor Darul Ta'zim as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The 8 latest matches featuring these sides have all ended as Johor Darul Ta'zim victories. Are we destined for another one?Bergson loves to face Sabah and have scored 8 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 28 goals |  F. Forestieri 12 goals |   T. Park 6 goals |
Sabah missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Sabah | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 67 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 13.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 56% | 76% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 47% | ||
| 6 | 2.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 49 | 56 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Sabah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Selangor | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Pahang | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Kedah | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | MISC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 26 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -21 | 18 |
| 11 | Selangor United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 32 | -31 | 17 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 27 | -23 | 11 |
