Pulau Pinang vs Kelantan pre-match guide

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Competition: Malaysia Super League
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang (20000 seats)

This match features two squads residing in the cellar of the Super League, Pulau Pinang at 10th place and Kelantan sitting at 14th. A decent opportunity for one of the participants to upgrade their position.

Insights:
  • Pulau Pinang have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most conceded goals (52) in Super League

This should be an absorbing game with lots of action and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Pulau Pinang form and stats

Pulau Pinang have collected 14 points from their Super League home games so far after 4-2-2. When Pulau Pinang hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kuching FA, Kelantan United, Pulau Pinang and Perak), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

The home team returns to Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang after drawing with Negeri Sembilan (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Kuala Lumpur.

Sports betting people who like staking for low-scoring matches might like to know that this club have played 5 league rounds in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).

The Pinang fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Pulau Pinang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kelantan form and stats

Playing away, Kelantan have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 8 defeats in the Super League this season. Kelantan are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost nine in a row. It's been 16 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Kuala Lumpur game.)

Kelantan's previous game was their home loss versus Pahang (0-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Pahang was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kelantan United wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Goals galore? This side have played 11 consecutive league games all ending with three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kelantan as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Kelantan can't defend away. 36 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Believe it or not, the last time Kelantan kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, twelve league matches ago (Kelantan - Pulau Pinang 2-0). Pulau Pinang-Kelantan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pulau Pinang two wins, Kelantan six wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Pulau PinangH. Saad Ali
H. Saad Ali
5 goals
Pulau PinangG. Gomes da Silva
G. Gomes da Silva
4 goals
KelantanI. Akinade
I. Akinade
4 goals

Pulau Pinang missing players

Kelantan missing players

Pulau Pinang Kelantan
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 1 8 14
4 4 3 Won W 0 0 1
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
7 2 0 Lost L 1 8 12
18 13 7 Scored S 1 6 14
22 9 2 Conceded C 4 36 52
93% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 93%
27% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 88% 79%
13% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 88% 71%
53% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 64%
13% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
40% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 29%
 
5.7 5.5 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.4 3.4
4.3 4 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5 4.7
1.8 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 13.6 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.8 6.1
4.6 5.5 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.4
26% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 42%
 
10.4 9.6 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8 15.5 13.7
3.6 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 7.6 6.3
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Kelantan's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Kelantan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Kelantan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kelantan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kelantan have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Kelantan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kelantan have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the fewest points (0) away in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most conceded goals (36) away in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most conceded goals (52) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Super League
  • Kelantan have the the worst goal difference (-30) away in Super League
  • Kelantan have the the worst goal difference (-38) in Super League
  • Kelantan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kelantan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kelantan is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Pulau Pinang have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pulau Pinang have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kelantan have scored away.
  • Pulau Pinang have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Super League
  • Pulau Pinang have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Super League

  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 15 15 0 0 60 3 7 7 0 0 31 2 8 8 0 0 29 1 57 45
2 Selangor 15 11 1 3 39 16 8 6 1 1 17 10 7 5 0 2 22 6 23 34
3 Pahang 15 9 4 2 28 14 7 4 2 1 13 8 8 5 2 1 15 6 14 31
4 Kedah 15 9 1 5 29 20 8 6 0 2 17 5 7 3 1 3 12 15 9 28
5 Sabah 15 8 3 4 33 20 7 6 1 0 25 8 8 2 2 4 8 12 13 27
6 Terengganu 15 7 2 6 21 18 9 6 1 2 14 6 6 1 1 4 7 12 3 23
7 Kuala Lumpur 15 6 5 4 23 24 7 3 2 2 10 9 8 3 3 2 13 15 -1 23
8 PDRM 15 7 1 7 16 19 7 3 1 3 6 5 8 4 0 4 10 14 -3 22
9 Negeri Sembilan 15 4 7 4 23 28 9 3 4 2 15 19 6 1 3 2 8 9 -5 19
10 Pulau Pinang 15 4 4 7 18 22 8 4 2 2 13 9 7 0 2 5 5 13 -4 16
11 Perak 15 2 3 10 10 34 8 1 1 6 5 22 7 1 2 4 5 12 -24 9
12 Kuching FA 14 1 3 10 8 28 7 0 2 5 3 15 7 1 1 5 5 13 -20 6
13 Kelantan United 15 1 3 11 14 38 6 1 1 4 8 17 9 0 2 7 6 21 -24 6
14 Kelantan 14 1 1 12 14 52 6 1 1 4 8 16 8 0 0 8 6 36 -38 4