Malaysia - Super LeagueData current as of 13 September 2026

Kuching FA vs Sabah: match statistics

Kuching FA crest
Kuching FA
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Sabah crest
Sabah
170%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
210%(0.00)

Kuching FA presents dominant form at their own stadium with a 75% win rate and an impressive goal difference of +15 in home matches. The hosts have won 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 goals and conceding just 3, confirming their solidity in both offense and defense. Sabah is in a difficult situation, sitting in 10th place in the table with only 29% wins away and a catastrophic goal difference of -8. The visitors have not kept a single clean sheet in away matches, conceding an average of 2.71 goals per match, which poses a serious threat against Kuching FA's effective offense (averaging 2.13 goals in home matches). Given the hosts' advantage in all key statistics, including possession (56% vs 44%), xG (1.74 vs 1.41), and current form, a decisive victory for Kuching FA is the most probable scenario.

Kuching FA vs Sabah: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kuching FA played Sabah in Super League (Malaysia). The match was played on 7 March 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Kuching FA: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Sabah: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kuching FA scores 1.76 and concedes 0.53 goals per match. Sabah scores 1.25 and concedes 2.25. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kuching FA 29%, Sabah 75%. Over 2.5: Kuching FA 35%, Sabah 63%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Kuching FA has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.34. Kuching FA: 13.5 shots per match, Sabah: 11.1.

Match halves

Kuching FA: half-time lead 53%, second-half goals 0.82. Sabah: half-time lead 6%, second-half goals 0.94.

Goals by minute

Kuching FA: 61-75 (8 goals). Sabah: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super League: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Kuching FA presents dominant form at their own stadium with a 75% win rate and an impressive goal difference of +15 in home matches. The hosts have won 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 goals and conceding just 3, confirming their solidity in both offense and defense. Sabah is in a difficult situation, sitting in 10th place in the table with only 29% wins away and a catastrophic goal difference of -8. The visitors have not kept a single clean sheet in away matches, conceding an average of 2.71 goals per match, which poses a serious threat against Kuching FA's effective offense (averaging 2.13 goals in home matches). Given the hosts' advantage in all key statistics, including possession (56% vs 44%), xG (1.74 vs 1.41), and current form, a decisive victory for Kuching FA is the most probable scenario.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

64Possession (%)36
Kuching FASabah
17Shots16
Kuching FASabah
5Shots on target2
Kuching FASabah
1.81xG1.46
Kuching FASabah
2Corners4
Kuching FASabah
54Dangerous attacks45
Kuching FASabah
11Fouls10
Kuching FASabah
1Cards3
Kuching FASabah

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.

1.76Goals scored / match1.25
Kuching FASabah
0.53Goals conceded / match2.25
Kuching FASabah
54%Average possession47%
Kuching FASabah
4.76Shots on target / match3.88
Kuching FASabah

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.53Shots per match11.06
Kuching FASabah
4.76Shots on target3.88
Kuching FASabah
13%Shot conversion11.3%
Kuching FASabah
54%Possession47%
Kuching FASabah
1.58xG for1.34
Kuching FASabah
1.23xG against1.78
Kuching FASabah

Shooting quality

Kuching FA: Efficient finishingSabah: Balanced
Kuching FASabah
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.32

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.

Kuching FA is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Kuching FA · 1 pts / match - Sabah

Kuching FA
WLWLW
Season result split
59% W24% D18% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-3
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Sabah
WDLLD
Season result split
19% W38% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-7
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 2.10BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Kuching FA is 41% better for: goals scored per match.

1.76 goals / match - Kuching FA · 1.25 goals / match - Sabah

Kuching FA is 325% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.53 goals / match - Kuching FA · 2.25 goals / match - Sabah

Kuching FA scoring profile: very strong

Kuching FA scores in 88% of matches (15 of 17 matches), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 matches).

Sabah scoring profile: mixed

Sabah scores in 75% of matches (12 of 16 matches), while Kuching FA keeps a clean sheet in 59% (10 of 17 matches).

30Goals scored (season)20
Kuching FASabah
9Goals conceded (season)36
Kuching FASabah
2.29Average goals in match3.5
Kuching FASabah
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Kuching FASabah
3Goals conceded (last 5)12
Kuching FASabah

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal75%
Kuching FASabah
35%2 goals25%
Kuching FASabah
24%3 goals19%
Kuching FASabah
24%4 goals6%
Kuching FASabah

How often they concede at least...

41%1 goal94%
Kuching FASabah
12%2 goals50%
Kuching FASabah
0%3 goals31%
Kuching FASabah
0%4 goals13%
Kuching FASabah

* 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.

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time25%
Kuching FASabah
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Kuching FASabah
35%Scored in both halves19%
Kuching FASabah

BTTS and goal count

12%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Kuching FASabah
24%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Kuching FASabah
20%BTTS - last 5100%
Kuching FASabah

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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Kuching FASabah
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Kuching FASabah
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Kuching FASabah

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Kuching FASabah
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Kuching FASabah
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
Kuching FASabah

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.

Kuching FA is 227% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.06 pts / match - Kuching FA · 0.63 pts / match - Sabah

Kuching FA - half-time state
53% leading47% draw0% trailing
Sabah - half-time state
6% leading44% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.06Points per match (1st half)0.63
Kuching FASabah
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.31
Kuching FASabah
0.12Goals conceded (1st half)1.31
Kuching FASabah
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.63
Kuching FASabah
88%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Kuching FASabah
35%No goal before half-time69%
Kuching FASabah

After half-time (2nd half)

1.76Points per match (2nd half)1.25
Kuching FASabah
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.94
Kuching FASabah
0.41Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
Kuching FASabah
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.88
Kuching FASabah
71%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Kuching FASabah
41%No goal after half-time38%
Kuching FASabah

Kuching FA - second-half results

53% W18% D29% L
35
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 53% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sabah - second-half results

31% W31% D38% L
10
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-16
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding317%

Leads at half-time in 6% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kuching FA - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Sabah - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.60
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match1.80.6
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-7+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Kuching FA
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
4
0
16-30
7
1
31-45
4
1
46-60
8
2
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Sabah
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
1
9
16-30
2
8
31-45
5
4
46-60
5
6
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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
2.0 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-65%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kuching FA

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.88
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
37%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Sabah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

Kuching FALigaSabah
Average goals in match 2.293.17 3.50
Both teams scored 29%46% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%58% 63%
Clean sheets 59%29% 6%
Goal before half-time 65%75% 69%
Goal after half-time 82%83% 88%

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

3.17
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.72
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
11%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SabahYellow cardDuje Ljubić
  2. Kuching FAYellow cardMuhammad Ramadhan Saifullah
  3. SabahYellow cardDean Pelekanos

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Kuching FA 1 - 0 - 0 Sabah. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Sabah
0 : 1
Kuching FA

FAQ

What was the result of Kuching FA vs Sabah?

The Super League match finished Kuching FA 2:0 Sabah. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Kuching FA vs Sabah?

Kuching FA score 1.76 goals per game on average and Sabah 1.25. The Super League average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Kuching FA's matches and 75% of Sabah's.

What form are Kuching FA and Sabah in?

Over the last 5 games Kuching FA have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Sabah 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kuching FA vs Sabah?

The statistical background for Kuching FA vs Sabah — 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.