Match Report
21 points for Kedah (11th), 26 for Pulau Pinang (10th): a 5-point gap. Pulau Pinang had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Kedah 0.88 scored and 2.13 conceded per game, Pulau Pinang 1.29 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.52.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kedah 2, draws 2, Pulau Pinang 0, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadium Darul Aman in Alor Setar, with room for 32,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Kedah led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.