Match Report
PDRM (13th, 11 pts) visited Sabah (9th, 23 pts) with 12 points between them. Sabah ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Sabah ran at 1.21 scored and 1.83 conceded, PDRM at 0.71 and 3.29.
A win had eluded Sabah for 11 matches. PDRM had lost four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for Sabah, 2 for PDRM and 0 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadium Likas, with room for 35,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sabah led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.
Goal scorers
Sabah: Kervens Belfort (41'), Darren Lok (56'), Fergus Tierney (17'), Duje Ljubić (45'), Fergus Tierney (90') · PDRM: Aiman Sufi Radzai (51')
Key stats
Possession: Sabah 59% · PDRM 41% · Total shots: 21-4 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-2