Enjoying a 6 point lead in the league table, Melaka United supporters yearn to see their beloved team earn maximum points from this fixture vs Pulau Pinang.
- Melaka United have the most points from losing position (9) in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
This promises to be an interesting fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Melaka United form and stats
Melaka United's results here at Stadium Hang Jebat in the Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Melaka United drew their last game, also a home match. MISC (placed 9th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Selangor.Melaka United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Super League. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Hassan, the Pulau Pinang manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Pinang aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 220 league minutes without a goal. Tirumurugan was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Pulau Pinang in their previous game as they lost hosting Johor Darul Ta'zim, 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Selangor wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Pulau Pinang - Melaka 1-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Melaka United victories, two draws and three Pulau Pinang wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. El-Helwe 5 goals |   I. Omosuyi 4 goals | E. Oti Essigba 3 goals |
Melaka United missing players
Pulau Pinang missing players
| Melaka United | Pulau Pinang | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 36% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 27% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 25% |
| 18% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 75% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 41% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 31% |
| 7.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13 | 11.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
- Melaka United have the most points from losing position (9) in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pulau Pinang have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have yet to win a game away.
- Pulau Pinang haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 29 |
| 2 | Sabah | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Kedah | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Selangor | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Terengganu | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Melaka United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | MISC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Selangor United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 10 |
| 11 | Pahang | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
