Sabah vs Pulau Pinang: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sabah play Pulau Pinang in Super League (Malaysia). The match date is 23 November 2025 at 12:30. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Sabah: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Pulau Pinang: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sabah scores 1.17 and concedes 1.83 goals per match. Pulau Pinang scores 1.08 and concedes 1.71. League average: 3.29 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sabah 63%, Pulau Pinang 42%. Over 2.5: Sabah 50%, Pulau Pinang 50%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Pulau Pinang has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.33. Sabah: 11.6 shots per match, Pulau Pinang: 12.9.

Match halves

Sabah: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.75. Pulau Pinang: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.46.

Goals by minute

Sabah: 76-90+ (7 goals). Pulau Pinang: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super League: 3.29 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
SabahPulau Pinang
15Shots20
SabahPulau Pinang
4Shots on target6
SabahPulau Pinang
1.62xG2.09
SabahPulau Pinang
3Corners7
SabahPulau Pinang
54Dangerous attacks57
SabahPulau Pinang
12Fouls10
SabahPulau Pinang
3Cards1
SabahPulau Pinang

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.17Goals scored / match1.08
SabahPulau Pinang
1.83Goals conceded / match1.71
SabahPulau Pinang
48%Average possession48%
SabahPulau Pinang
3.75Shots on target / match4.33
SabahPulau Pinang

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.63Shots per match12.88
SabahPulau Pinang
3.75Shots on target4.33
SabahPulau Pinang
10%Shot conversion8.4%
SabahPulau Pinang
48%Possession48%
SabahPulau Pinang
1.33xG for1.42
SabahPulau Pinang
1.64xG against1.64
SabahPulau Pinang

Shooting quality

Sabah: BalancedPulau Pinang: Balanced
SabahPulau Pinang
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sabah is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Sabah · 1.2 pts / match - Pulau Pinang

Sabah
LDWWL
Season result split
21% W33% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-11
0.96 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Pulau Pinang
DDLDW
Season result split
25% W29% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-11
1.04 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-6-4
Last 5 away
0-4-1
DDDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sabah is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.17 goals / match - Sabah · 1.08 goals / match - Pulau Pinang

Pulau Pinang is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.83 goals / match - Sabah · 1.71 goals / match - Pulau Pinang

Sabah scoring profile: strong

Sabah scores in 67% of matches (16 of 24 matches), while Pulau Pinang keeps a clean sheet in 25% (6 of 24 matches).

Pulau Pinang scoring profile: very strong

Pulau Pinang scores in 58% of matches (14 of 24 matches), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 24 matches).

28Goals scored (season)26
SabahPulau Pinang
44Goals conceded (season)41
SabahPulau Pinang
3Average goals in match2.79
SabahPulau Pinang
6Goals scored (last 5)3
SabahPulau Pinang
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
SabahPulau Pinang

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal58%
SabahPulau Pinang
21%2 goals29%
SabahPulau Pinang
17%3 goals13%
SabahPulau Pinang
8%4 goals4%
SabahPulau Pinang

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal75%
SabahPulau Pinang
42%2 goals38%
SabahPulau Pinang
21%3 goals29%
SabahPulau Pinang
8%4 goals17%
SabahPulau Pinang

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time21%
SabahPulau Pinang
0%BTTS in both halves4%
SabahPulau Pinang
17%Scored in both halves17%
SabahPulau Pinang

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
SabahPulau Pinang
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
SabahPulau Pinang
20%BTTS - last 540%
SabahPulau Pinang

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
SabahPulau Pinang
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
SabahPulau Pinang
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
SabahPulau Pinang

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
SabahPulau Pinang
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
SabahPulau Pinang
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
SabahPulau Pinang

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Pulau Pinang is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.88 pts / match - Sabah · 1.21 pts / match - Pulau Pinang

Sabah - half-time state
13% leading50% draw38% trailing
Pulau Pinang - half-time state
29% leading33% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per match (1st half)1.21
SabahPulau Pinang
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.63
SabahPulau Pinang
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.96
SabahPulau Pinang
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.58
SabahPulau Pinang
50%Clean sheet before half-time46%
SabahPulau Pinang
67%No goal before half-time54%
SabahPulau Pinang

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)0.96
SabahPulau Pinang
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.46
SabahPulau Pinang
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
SabahPulau Pinang
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.21
SabahPulau Pinang
38%Clean sheet after half-time50%
SabahPulau Pinang
50%No goal after half-time71%
SabahPulau Pinang

Sabah - second-half results

29% W33% R38% P
21
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pulau Pinang - second-half results

17% W46% R38% P
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 25%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sabah - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Pulau Pinang - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match1.20.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sabah
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
3
10
16-30
5
9
31-45
6
5
46-60
5
8
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Pulau Pinang
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
4
8
16-30
5
10
31-45
4
6
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sabah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Pulau Pinang

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Super League).

Teams vs league

SabahLigaPulau Pinang
Average goals in match 3.003.29 2.79
Both teams scored 63%49% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 50%
Clean sheets 13%28% 25%
Goal before half-time 63%78% 79%
Goal after half-time 79%81% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.29
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.75
Home goals / match
1.54
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
10%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Sabah 0 - 1 - 0 Pulau Pinang. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Sabah vs Pulau Pinang?

The Super League match finished Sabah 3:2 Pulau Pinang. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sabah vs Pulau Pinang?

Sabah score 1.17 goals per game on average and Pulau Pinang 1.08. The Super League average is 3.29 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Sabah's matches and 42% of Pulau Pinang's.

What form are Sabah and Pulau Pinang in?

Over the last 5 games Sabah have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Pulau Pinang 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sabah vs Pulau Pinang?

The statistical background for Sabah vs Pulau Pinang — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.