National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sabah or Kelantan that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sabah form and stats
Last season, Sabah's Malaysia Cup journey ended in the group stage.4 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sabah have to build on here at Stadium Likas in the Super League. This match is a Malaysia Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in this competition. All in all it has been a very rough period for Sabah who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Melaka United, 184 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Sabah will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Malaysia Cup game against Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Preceding that match was the home Malaysia Cup game against Johor Darul Ta'zim that was lost 0-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Malaysia Cup game versus MISC in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadium Likas.
Sabah has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Sabah have conceded 21 from these games.
Kelantan form and stats
Last season their Malaysia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Playing away, Kelantan have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Malaysia Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Kelantan are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Kelantan's last game was the home draw against MISC (0-0).
Prior to that match, the Kelantan manager F. Ebrahim faced defeat when travelling to MISC and losing 1-3.After this away game Kelantan return home for a Malaysia Cup game against Johor Darul Ta'zim. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Kelantan have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. Kelantan's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other previously this season, with the final score Kelantan - Sabah 2-2 registered in the official records. Last ten meetings between these contenders: Sabah won two, Kelantan triumphed in four and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. bin Yahyah 4 goals | ![]() L. Madinda 4 goals | ![]() S. Ramdani 3 goals |
Sabah missing players
Kelantan missing players
| Sabah | Kelantan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 23 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 78% | ||
| 6.9 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | MISC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Kelantan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 4 | Sabah | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 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 |