Match Report
The table read 11th (Perak, 22 pts) against 14th (Kelantan, 8 pts), 14 points apart. Perak FA ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.72 goals per team per game, Perak ran at 0.96 scored and 2.12 conceded, Kelantan at 1.12 and 4.65.
Kelantan arrived off three straight defeats.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Perak 2, draws 0, Kelantan 2, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadium Perak in Ipoh, with room for 42,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Perak led 5-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 8-0.




