terengganu v wipers
Wipers, still without a win this season, take on Terengganu, who will be looking to close the gap on KL City
Terengganu face bottom side Wipers on Saturday looking to build on a run of results that has lifted Mohd Shafily Bin Jusoh's side to fifth in the table. Terengganu go into Circuit 6 with 10 points from eight matches, while Wipers remain rooted to the foot of the division without a point from nine, their goal difference now a startling minus 85.
The two sides met in Circuit 4, when Terengganu ran out 9-1 winners, Alif Mat Amin scoring a hat-trick that took his season's tally into double figures. He remains the side's chief threat and will hope for similar reward this weekend, having been among the goals again in Circuit 5's win over ATM. Hafizi Ismail offers further support in an attack that has scored freely against the division's weaker sides, if less so against the top three.
Wipers, under Mohd Ruzaley Abdul Aziz, have shipped heavy defeats throughout the season, including a club record 17-0 loss to Johor Darul Ta'zim last time out, and Riffat Razique's late consolation against Selangor stands as their only goal in Circuit 5. Their search for a first point of the campaign shows no sign of ending, and history suggests Saturday will be a long afternoon against a Terengganu side already 9-1 winners over them once this season.
For Terengganu, the concern will be complacency rather than the opponent. A win would move them level on points with ATM and within touching distance of fourth-placed KL City, keeping alive hopes of a top-four finish as the season reaches its midpoint.
Barring a major upset, this looks a routine assignment for Terengganu, but they will want the points on the board regardless of the manner of the win, with a favourable goal difference always useful business in a tightly packed table.
Wipers, for their part, will simply be looking for signs of progress, a tighter defensive display or a goal of their own the modest but meaningful targets as they continue life at the bottom of the MPFL.
The match kicks off at 17.00 on Saturday. You can watch every game live on the MPFLTV You Tube channel.
