Pulau Pinang have some lost ground to recover from their 12th position, and the first chance is against Pahang. Read more!
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
- Pahang have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Pulau Pinang and Pahang should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
Pulau Pinang's results here at Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang in the Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats. It's trouble wherever Pulau Pinang are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
No payout for Pulau Pinang in their previous match, an away game at Negeri Sembilan that ended in defeat 2-3. Silva has scored in three games in a row. Badass!
Before that game, the home loss against Selangor United with the scoreline 2-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pulau Pinang have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Take note: 12 of the latest 14 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
The Pinang fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Pahang form and stats
There's been little loot from Pahang's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Super League. Pahang only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Pahang are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Melaka United (placed 8th). Pahang's last match (vs Melaka United) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Nadzir. As mentioned above, Pahang drew the match against Melaka United. Manager Gamel brought on Nadzir to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at MISC.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Pahang in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Pahang, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Observe that 11 of this club's 13 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Terengganu in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pahang have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Pahang have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the teams met earlier this campaign; Pahang - Pulau Pinang 3-1. Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Pinang, zero draws and seven wins for Pahang. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hidalgo Gasparini 6 goals |   H. El-Helwe 5 goals | L. Espindola da Silva 4 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 93% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 73% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 13% |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 8.4 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 31% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 41% | 44% |
| 11.3 | 9.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.1 | 9.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- Pahang have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pahang haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pulau Pinang have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have the most conceded goals (14) at home in Super League
- 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 38 |
| 2 | Sabah | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Terengganu | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Pahang | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Kedah | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Melaka United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Selangor | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Selangor United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -22 | 14 |
| 11 | MISC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 7 |
