Preview: 19 points are the diference between the teams up until now, Pulau Pinang having done best. Can Pahang upset the odds?
- Pahang have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Pahang have less rest than Pulau Pinang in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Kedah, was also a home game here at Stadium Darulmakmur. The away team is better rested.
Pahang are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Pulau Pinang most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Pahang form and stats
Pahang have collected 13 points from their Super League home games so far after 3-4-3.
Pahang drew their last game, also a home match. Kedah (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Johor Darul Ta'zim (0-3).Pahang are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
6-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pulau Pinang in their Super League matches away.
Pinang are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Super League against MISC (placed 10th).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Sabah.Pinang have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 10 away matches. In the opposite end, Pinang have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Pulau Pinang - Pahang 3-0 logged in the official records. Previous ten meetings featuring these crews: Pahang won four, Pulau Pinang triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Arruda da Silva 11 goals | R. Santos de Freitas 5 goals | S. Boboev 5 goals |
Pahang missing players
Pulau Pinang missing players
| Pahang | Pulau Pinang | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 34 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 85% |
| 55% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 60% |
| 35% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 20% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 40% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 4.5 | 3 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 67% | 51% |
- Pahang have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Pahang haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Pulau Pinang have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pulau Pinang haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 51 |
| 2 | Kedah | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Terengganu | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Pulau Pinang | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Selangor | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Sabah | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Melaka United | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Pahang | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 10 | MISC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 18 |
| 11 | Perak | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 13 |
| 12 | UiTM | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -25 | 9 |