Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sabah in 7th and Kuala Lumpur in 6th place.
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kuala Lumpur have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Sabah nor Kuala Lumpur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Kuala Lumpur when visiting Sabah as the cities are 3700 kilometers apart.
Sabah form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Sabah have to build on here at Stadium Likas in the Super League.
Sabah shared the glory with Terengganu in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
In the match before that, Sabah hosted Pahang and drew the game 2-2.Sabah are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Johor Darul Ta'zim awaits in four days.
The Sabah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Sabah have conceded 11 goals.
Kuala Lumpur form and stats
Kuala Lumpur have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Super League, after 0-4-4 (8 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Kuala Lumpur have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Kelantan United game.
Lumpur's last game was the home draw against Melaka United (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Perak that ended 0-0.A new game in only three days for Lumpur, the Super League home match versus MISC. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kuala Lumpur as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Kuala Lumpur have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Kuala Lumpur - Sabah 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Sabah wins - draws - Kuala Lumpur wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Sturmer dos Reis 8 goals |  M. bin Yahyah 4 goals |  L. Madinda 3 goals |
Sabah missing players
Kuala Lumpur missing players
| Sabah | Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 69% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 56% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 38% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 10.1 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 42% | 48% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 43% |
- Kuala Lumpur have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Super League
- Kuala Lumpur have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Super League
- Kuala Lumpur have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Super League
- Kuala Lumpur have yet to win a game away.
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Kedah | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Pulau Pinang | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Selangor | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Sabah | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | MISC | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Pahang | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Perak | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 12 | UiTM | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -29 | 2 |