A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Sabah and Kuching FA know what's at stake in this second leg of the Malaysia Cup Quarter-finals clash.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This promises to be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Sabah form and stats
Last season, Sabah's Malaysia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Melaka United.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadium Likas as Sabah have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Sabah are returning here after guesting Kuching FA in a Malaysia Cup match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Previously, the Malaysia Cup-game at home against UiTM that ended 1-1. A negative surprise, as the team were big pre-match favourites.
Sabah can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 23 times. On the other hand, Sabah have conceded 13 goals.
Kuching FA form and stats
Kuching FA's mission in Malaysia Cup last season failed in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Kuching FA have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Malaysia Cup home loss versus Sabah with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Pulau Pinang (after extra-time) in the Malaysia Cup (2-1).
The travelling fans enjoy Kuching FA's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Kuching have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Kuching FA - Sabah 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Park 6 goals |  B. bin Bakhtiar 5 goals | M. bin Yahyah 5 goals |
Sabah missing players
Kuching FA missing players
| Sabah | Kuching FA | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6.3 | 4.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 51% | 63% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 6.1 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.1 | ||
| 3 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 II | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Kelantan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Kuching FA | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | PBDKT T-Team | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Kelantan United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | PDRM | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | UiTM | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 8 | PKNS | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Perak | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -14 | 8 |
| 10 | Skuad Projek | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -23 | 8 |
