Football match preview: Perak vs Kuching FA

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Competition: Malaysia Premier League
Competition: Sat 17.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium Perak (42000 seats)

Perak come from a 1-2 result against UiTM last week, a match to learn from. Next up is this formidable Kuching FA side.

Insights:
  • Perak have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
  • Kuching FA have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

It's quite the trip for Kuching FA when visiting Perak as the cities are 2900 kilometers apart.

Perak and Kuching FA should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Perak form and stats

Perak's results here at Stadium Perak in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Perak to get some points in this home game.

The followers are hoping that Perak will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against UiTM (placed 7th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Skuad Projek (1-3).

Perak have conceded 18 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Perak hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Skuad Projek, PKNS and UiTM), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Kuching FA form and stats

3-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kuching FA in their Premier League matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Kuching hope to make it five in this match.

Kuching FA won their last game, 2-1 versus Kelantan United played at home.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against PKNS.

The travelling fans enjoy Kuching FA's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Kuching FA have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Kuching FA - Perak 2-1 was the scoreline in these sides' last head to head fixture, played this season. Numbers for the previous three meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Perak, one draw and two wins for Kuching FA. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Perak missing players

Kuching FA missing players

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Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 8 17
5 1 0 Won W 3 3 10
1 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
11 6 2 Lost L 0 3 4
15 8 2 Scored S 10 13 29
29 18 6 Conceded C 1 9 19
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
71% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
59% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 65%
29% 62% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 29%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 12%
53% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 53%
24% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 35%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 24%
 
4.5 5.8 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.3 4.9
3.2 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 2.6 2.3
2.2 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.4 2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.1 6 4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9 10.9
3.2 2.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4 4.2
27% 42% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 46% 44%
 
7.4 7.1 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 8.6 6.8
3.6 3.9 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.6 2.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Kuching FA have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Perak have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Perak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perak have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Premier League
  • Perak have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
  • Perak have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 17 12 3 2 37 13 9 8 0 1 24 7 8 4 3 1 13 6 24 39
2 Kelantan 17 11 3 3 26 13 9 4 3 2 11 8 8 7 0 1 15 5 13 36
3 Kuching FA 17 10 3 4 29 19 9 7 1 1 16 10 8 3 2 3 13 9 10 33
4 Terengganu City II 17 9 3 5 27 18 8 5 1 2 9 4 9 4 2 3 18 14 9 30
5 Kelantan United 17 6 6 5 22 18 8 2 4 2 12 8 9 4 2 3 10 10 4 24
6 PDRM 17 6 3 8 20 27 8 4 1 3 9 10 9 2 2 5 11 17 -7 21
7 UiTM 17 5 2 10 17 25 9 3 1 5 12 13 8 2 1 5 5 12 -8 16
8 PKNS 17 4 4 9 14 24 8 1 3 4 6 11 9 3 1 5 8 13 -10 16
9 Skuad Projek 17 2 2 13 10 31 9 1 0 8 4 17 8 1 2 5 6 14 -21 8
10 Perak 17 5 1 11 15 29 8 1 1 6 8 18 9 4 0 5 7 11 -14 7