Match report
KuPS vs Sabah FA — the facts
Sabah FA won 2–0 away against KuPS (half-time 0–0).
KuPS met Sabah FA in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 15:00 UTC at Savon Sanomat Areena. Referee: Gal Leibovitz.
Team pages: KuPS · Sabah FA · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 52' Goal: Veljko Simić (assist: Tymoteusz Puchacz) — 0–1 · Watch Veljko Simić's goal video (52')
- 70' Goal: Joy-Lance Mickels (assist: Xander Severina) — 0–2 · Watch Joy-Lance Mickels's goal video (70')
Starting line-ups
KuPS (4-2-3-1)
Sabah FA (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave KuPS 37%, the draw 32%, Sabah FA 31%. It finished KuPS 0–2 Sabah FA.
Home ground outweighs Sabah FA's rating edge — Sabah FA are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives KuPS the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why KuPS at 37%?
Home ground, against the rating. Sabah FA sit 65 points higher on our strength rating — 1365 to 1430. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,435 such games.
Why only 37%?
Because Sabah FA are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 32% and Sabah FA at 31%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Sabah FA win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,016. The goals environment adds 3.8 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sabah FA's last five: W-W-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2173 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3974 when clearly colder. Sabah FA have 17 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the KuPS vs Sabah FA final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from KuPS 0–2 Sabah FA. Explore more on the KuPS and Sabah FA team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of KuPS vs Sabah FA?
Sabah FA won 2–0 away against KuPS (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in KuPS vs Sabah FA?
Veljko Simić (52') for Sabah FA; Joy-Lance Mickels (70') for Sabah FA.
›Where can I watch KuPS vs Sabah FA highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from KuPS 0–2 Sabah FA are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between KuPS and Sabah FA?
KuPS and Sabah FA have met 1 time — 0 wins for KuPS, 1 win for Sabah FA and 0 draws.