Match Report
Pulau Pinang (10th, 26 pts) visited Pahang (8th, 29 pts) with 3 points between them. Recent form flatters Pahang's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Pahang 1.46 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Pulau Pinang 1.29 and 1.58, with the league averaging 1.52.
Pahang had won three straight.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Pahang, 0 for Pulau Pinang and 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
Stadium Darulmakmur staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pahang led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Pahang: Mykola Ahapov (87'), Mykola Ahapov (18'), Syazwan Andik (57') · Pulau Pinang: Alif Ikmalrizal (48'), Stefano Brundo (64' og)
Key stats
Possession: Pahang 46% · Pulau Pinang 54% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 3-3