National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sabah or Johor Darul Ta'zim that keep their silverware dream alive.
Johor Darul Ta'zim have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sabah form and stats
Last season, Sabah's Malaysia Cup journey ended in the group stage.Sabah have collected 14 points from their Super League home games so far after 4-2-5. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
Sabah manager D. Kurniawan and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Kelantan in the Malaysia Cup.
A 1-1 draw away in the Malaysia Cup before that, with MISC the opponent.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sabah as they are travelling to their away game against Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Malaysia Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Sabah has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sabah defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The strength of Johor Darul Ta'zim on their travels this season is incredible with 29 points collected from 11 Super League away games. Johor Darul Ta'zim has 9-2-0 on the road, with 24 goals scored and 5 conceded. Things are running smoothly for Ta'zim who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Terengganu.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Malaysia Cup against MISC.
Before that, Ta'zim secured a home win against Kelantan with the score 2-0.After this away game Ta'zim return home for a Malaysia Cup game against Sabah. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Ta'zim manager B. Mora has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. Johor Darul Ta'zim are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Sabah, zero draws and eight wins for Johor Darul Ta'zim. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 23 goals |  G. Cabrera Giordano 5 goals |  M. bin Yahyah 4 goals |
Sabah missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Sabah | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 21 | 45 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.7 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 54% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sabah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MISC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 |