Sabah are pursuing the top table places while Pulau Pinang are more involved in escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Sabah have the most points from losing position (12) in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sabah and Pulau Pinang 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.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah have played 10 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The supporters are hoping that Sabah will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Terengganu (placed 3rd).
Preceding that match was the home game against Selangor that was lost 2-3.Take note: 10 of the most recent 13 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
There will be little rest for Sabah after this match as they are travelling to Pahang for a Super League game in only four days.
The Sabah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Sabah have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Pulau Pinang form and stats
There's been little loot from Pulau Pinang's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 9 away games in the Super League. Pulau Pinang only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Pinang, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
Impressive finishing from da Silva secured the home win 1-0 against Kuala Lumpur in their previous game. Hooray; their first three points in the league after eight games not winning.
Prior to that match, the Pulau Pinang manager Hassan faced defeat when travelling to Terengganu and losing 0-3.The schedule is very tough for Pulau Pinang now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at MISC is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Pinang, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Pulau Pinang has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H game ended Pulau Pinang - Sabah 2-4, earlier this season. Sabah-Pulau Pinang H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sabah three wins, Pulau Pinang four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  L. Espindola da Silva 6 goals |   T. Park 5 goals | M. bin Yahyah 5 goals |
Sabah missing players
Pulau Pinang missing players
| Sabah | Pulau Pinang | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 30 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 79% |
| 53% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 37% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 58% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 68% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 26% |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 53% | 59% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| 5.5 | 3.4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.9 | 9.5 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pulau Pinang have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pulau Pinang have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Pulau Pinang have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pulau Pinang have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
- Pulau Pinang have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pulau Pinang have yet to win a game away.
- Pulau Pinang haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pulau Pinang have scored away.
- Sabah have the most points from losing position (12) in Super League
- Sabah 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 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 49 |
| 2 | Sabah | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Terengganu | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Kedah | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Pahang | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Selangor | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | MISC | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Selangor United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 32 | -31 | 14 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -18 | 10 |
