The Super League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Sabah and Perak are placed 5th and 2nd respectively.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sabah and Perak.
Perak have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sabah form and stats
The hosts won their first Super League game here at Stadium Likas, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Sabah last season were 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 10 games. The Sabah fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadium Likas and will expect new points from this game. Sabah has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
The fans are hoping that Sabah will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Super League game against Pahang (placed 9th). Ahead of that match, Sabah won a home game hosting FELDA United (3-1).
Early season league goal statistics from Sabah's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
Perak form and stats
Perak are still undefeated on their travels in the Super League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Perak are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Super League against MISC (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Selangor.
4 goals so far away for Perak, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Sabah won one, Perak won three and four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Sabah missing players
Perak missing players
| Sabah | Perak | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.7 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 32 | 40 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 27% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | 43% |
- Perak has the the best goal difference (+2) away
- Perak has the the best goal difference (+4)
| Sabah | Last season | Perak | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 91% | ||
| 65% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 73% | ||
| 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 55% | ||
| 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 45% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 27% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 23% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 5.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 209 | 106 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 270 | ||
| 98 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 111 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Perak | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Melaka United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Selangor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Sabah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Terengganu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | FELDA United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | MISC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Pahang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Kedah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | UiTM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | PDRM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sabah | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 43 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Pulau Pinang | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | PDRM | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | PBDKT T-Team | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | UiTM | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Negeri Sembilan | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | UKM | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Selangor United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 21 |
| 10 | Kelantan | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Sarawak | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -19 | 16 |
| 12 | Perlis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Last season | 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 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | MISC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | PKNS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | FELDA United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | PKNP | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -25 | 14 |