Selangor, Darul Takzim do battle for MSL lead
Selangor and Darul Takzim meet at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday with top spot in the Malaysia Super League up for grabs.
By FOX Sports staff
Darul Takzim are starting to deliver on their pre-season promise, following a plethora of big-name arrivals including ex-Spain international Dani Guiza, former Lazio man Simone Del Nero, and Harimau Malaya stars Safee Sali, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, Safiq Rahim and Aidil Zafuan.
While Safee is still struggling to rediscover the form that saw him establish himself as one of Southeast Asia's best strikers, Guiza has been a bright spark for Fandi Ahmad's side and already has six goals to his name in all competition.
Given Selangor will be without regular centre-back Ramez Dayoub, who has been de-registered following his indefinite ban for alleged match-fixing, it remains to be seen how well Slovak Peter Chrappan will fill his void.
Nonetheless, Red Giants coach Irfan Bakti will have his first-choice midfield quartet - K. Gurusamy, S. Kunanlan, S. Veenod and K. Solihin - available for the first time in over a month.
Saturday will also produce another mouthwatering tie at the Jalan Besar Stadium when defending champions Kelantan visit last season's runners-up LIONSXII, with both sides looking to bounce back from draws against Perak and FELDA United last week.
The day's other tie sees Negri Sembilan entertain FELDA United at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium.
On Friday, ATM moved top of the table after coming from two goals down to beat Perak 4-2, while an injury-time strike from Farderin Kadir handed Terengganu a 1-0 win over local rivals T-Team.
Finally, PKNS FC recovered from a one-goal deficit at the break to defeat hosts Pahang 3-1.
Saturday's Malaysia Super League Fixtures
LIONSXII vs Kelantan
Negri Sembilan vs FELDA United
Selangor vs Darul Takzim
Friday's Malaysia Super League Results