Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Kuala Lumpur City FC 4th on 43, Melaka 11th on 19. The last five rounds placed Kuala Lumpur City FC no better than 10th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kuala Lumpur City FC were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.21, Melaka 0.75 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Kuala Lumpur City FC had won three straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. 5 games without a win framed Melaka's arrival. Over the last five, Kuala Lumpur City FC had taken 11 of 15 points to Melaka's 2.
The match was played at KLFA Stadium (capacity 18,000). The referee was F. bin Ismail, with 7 matches in our database and 3.6 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Kuala Lumpur City FC led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Kuala Lumpur City FC: Safawi Rasid (90'), Kamal Azizi (40') · Melaka: Kwang-Il Park (86')
Key stats
Possession: Kuala Lumpur City FC 60% · Melaka 40% · Total shots: 26-13 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 3-4