Negeri Sembilan vs Pulau Pinang preview: Guests face a difficult 90 minutes at Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman

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Competition: Malaysia Super League
Competition: Tue 09.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman (45000 seats)

Negeri Sembilan are prepared for Pulau Pinang with hopes of picking up all three points. Will they? Open our match guide!

Insights:
  • Negeri Sembilan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super League
  • Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League

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.

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Negeri Sembilan form and stats

4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Negeri Sembilan so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Negeri Sembilan bring valid hopes of a third.

Negeri Sembilan's last game was hosting Pulau Pinang (placed 12th) and winning 2-1.

In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Selangor.

Negeri Sembilan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman with 12 goals in 7 league matches.

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Pulau Pinang form and stats

Pulau Pinang have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Super League, after 0-1-5 (6 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Pinang in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Selangor United.

Pulau Pinang lost away at Negeri Sembilan (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Selangor United.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored in 12 of this club's last 14 league matches.

The attacking power of Pinang when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For Pulau Pinang, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Pulau Pinang have not lost in the last 8 games (5-3-0) versus Sembilan.

This was the result when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; Pulau Pinang - Negeri Sembilan 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Negeri SembilanH. Goulon
H. Goulon
5 goals
Pulau PinangH. El-Helwe
H. El-Helwe
5 goals
Negeri SembilanG. Almeida dos Santos
G. Almeida dos Santos
4 goals

Negeri Sembilan missing players

Pulau Pinang missing players

Negeri Sembilan Pulau Pinang
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 2 7 15
8 5 2 Won W 0 0 1
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
2 2 0 Lost L 2 6 10
21 14 6 Scored S 2 6 16
12 8 1 Conceded C 4 16 30
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 87%
53% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 53%
20% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 33%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 27%
53% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 80%
33% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 20%
 
4.5 5.6 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.7 2.3
4.1 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 5.6 5.7
2.4 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.5 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6.6 7.5
2.9 3.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.6
48% 50% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 30%
 
7.9 8.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 20.5 12.3 10.9
3.2 3.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 5.9 5
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Negeri Sembilan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Negeri Sembilan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pulau Pinang have scored away.
  • Negeri Sembilan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super League
  • Negeri Sembilan have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Negeri Sembilan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
  • Pulau Pinang have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Super League
  • Pulau Pinang have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 13 11 2 0 37 6 7 6 1 0 25 4 6 5 1 0 12 2 31 35
2 Sabah 15 11 1 3 25 13 8 6 0 2 15 7 7 5 1 1 10 6 12 34
3 Negeri Sembilan 14 7 5 2 20 12 7 4 1 2 12 7 7 3 4 0 7 4 8 26
4 Kuala Lumpur 14 5 3 6 19 25 8 4 2 2 13 11 6 1 1 4 6 14 -6 18
5 Terengganu 12 5 2 5 14 13 6 4 2 0 8 2 6 1 0 5 6 11 1 17
6 Kedah 13 5 2 6 18 24 5 3 1 1 9 6 8 2 1 5 9 18 -6 17
7 Selangor 13 4 4 5 26 23 7 4 2 1 20 7 6 0 2 4 6 16 3 16
8 Melaka United 13 4 4 5 18 17 7 2 3 2 11 8 6 2 1 3 7 9 1 16
9 Pahang 13 4 2 7 19 20 6 3 1 2 10 6 7 1 1 5 7 14 -1 14
10 Selangor United 15 4 1 10 15 36 7 0 1 6 3 13 8 4 0 4 12 23 -21 13
11 MISC 13 2 6 5 15 24 5 2 1 2 9 8 8 0 5 3 6 14 -9 12
12 Pulau Pinang 14 1 4 9 16 29 8 1 3 4 10 14 6 0 1 5 5 14 -13 7