It's still early in the Super League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Melaka United - Pahang preview!
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.
Melaka United form and stats
Melaka United have only played one Super League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 11 matches.
Melaka United lost their last game at FELDA United (placed 7th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that, Melaka United had a home game versus PDRM which ended with a victory 3-1.
At Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka United has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Pahang form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Super League ended in defeat. Last season Pahang had these away match statistics: Played 11; won 5, drew 3 and lost 3.
Pahang won their last game, 2-0 versus Sabah played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against MISC wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
Pahang have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Melaka United zero wins, two draws and Pahang six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Reichelt 9 goals |   H. Goulon 8 goals |  D. Nwakaeme 8 goals |
Melaka United missing players
Pahang missing players
| Melaka United | Pahang | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 13 | 40 |
| 24 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 29% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 31% |
- Pahang has the most dropped points from leading position (6)
| Melaka United | Last season | Pahang | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 77% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 55% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 41% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 14% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 55% | ||
| 27% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 18% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 227 | 117 | Total Shots | T S | 147 | 300 | ||
| 103 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 141 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Perak | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Melaka United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Selangor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Sabah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Terengganu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | FELDA United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | MISC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Pahang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Kedah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | UiTM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | PDRM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | MISC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | PKNS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | FELDA United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | PKNP | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -25 | 14 |