Sabah FK
- Sabah FK are in form with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Valdas Dambrauskas has the hosts well drilled in a 4-2-3-1 system that is patient in build-up but features full-back rotations, where they can offer an outlet if the wide midfielders are crowded out.
KuPS Palloseura
- KuPS Palloseura are in similarly good form with 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 10 in all competitions.
- KuPS also play a 4-3-2 system, but Miika Nuutinen has them pressing with real pace and verticality in the link-up from defence to attack.
- The away team's performance on the road this season suggests that they will have the measure of the hosts, as they are undefeated in all five of their road matches in all competitions, having won four and drawn one.
Key Players
- Joy-Lance Mickels has been their most reliable source of goals in this competition, having struck one goal in two appearances, but it's hard to say that either team has a clear advantage when it comes to goal scoring.
- Bob Nii Armah has been their leading forward, with two goals in two games, but the Finnish side will look to take the game to the Azerbaijanis.
Prediction
This match should be tight and both sides have enough quality to come through, so a draw is a real possibility here.
