Kuching FA host Phnom Penh Crown in the AFC Cup. Kuching have had a strong season across their various competitions, while Phnom Penh Crown's overall record this year is far more mixed.
The two sides already met once this campaign, with Phnom Penh Crown coming out on top. That result sits awkwardly alongside Kuching's usual home form, and it's the kind of thing worth working through before this rematch.
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Contrasting form pictures
Kuching FA's last 20 matches across all competitions show 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, with 40 goals scored against 22 conceded. That's a healthy goal difference and suggests a side that's generally been on the front foot, even if not every game in that sample was played at home.
Kuching FA: 20 completed matches; Phnom Penh Crown: 20 completed matches.
Kuching FA
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +18
Phnom Penh Crown
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- -6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Selangor | Kuching FA | 23.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | DPMM FC Brunei | Kuching FA | 18.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Kuching FA | Kitchee | 15.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| FA Cup | Kuching FA | Kelantan City | 10.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Kuching FA | Tampines Rovers | 07.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| FA Cup | Kelantan City | Kuching FA | 20.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Phnom Penh Crown | Kuching FA | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | Melaka | Kuching FA | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| FA Cup | Kuching FA | Kelantan Red Warrior FC | 08.09.2026 | 5-1 |
| Super League | Sabah FA | Kuching FA | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-League | National Defense | Phnom Penh Crown | 24.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| C-League | Phnom Penh Crown | Life Sihanoukville | 19.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Gangwon FC | Phnom Penh Crown | 15.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Phnom Penh Crown | Kuching FA | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| C-League | Angkor Tiger | Phnom Penh Crown | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| C-League | Phnom Penh Crown | NagaWorld | 05.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| C-League | Svay Rieng | Phnom Penh Crown | 17.05.2026 | 1-2 |
| C-League | Phnom Penh Crown | NagaWorld | 10.05.2026 | 3-0 |
| C-League | Boeung Ket | Phnom Penh Crown | 03.05.2026 | 2-0 |
| C-League | Kompong Dewa | Phnom Penh Crown | 25.04.2026 | 1-0 |
Phnom Penh Crown's equivalent run reads very differently. Six wins, five draws and nine losses from 20 matches, with more goals conceded than scored. That said, their last four games have actually gone well – three wins and a draw – so the overall numbers may be flattering a side that's picked up lately.
Kuching's season-long numbers look the stronger of the two, but Phnom Penh Crown have found some recent momentum.
Comparative Team Statistics: Kuching FA vs Phnom Penh Crown

They've already played this season
There's only one meeting on record between these two, back in September, and Phnom Penh Crown won it 2-1 while playing at home. That game came in the same continental campaign as this fixture, so it's a genuinely relevant data point rather than something from years back.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Two | Phnom Penh Crown | Kuching FA | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
A single match doesn't tell you everything, but it does show Phnom Penh Crown can get a result against this opponent, and that Kuching have something to put right.
An unusual group table
The table we have only shows these two clubs, with Phnom Penh Crown first on 6 points from two games and Kuching third with just 1 point from the same number. That means Kuching have taken only a single point so far in this group, while Phnom Penh Crown have won both of theirs.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group H | |||||||
| 1 | Phnom Penh Crown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kuching FA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 1 |
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 |
We don't have the full group table, so we can't say where that leaves Kuching overall or how many sides are involved. What we can say is that Phnom Penh Crown's start in this specific competition has been a lot more convincing than their general season form suggests.
Phnom Penh Crown's continental form so far looks notably better than their domestic-heavy overall record.

Which version of each side turns up
Kuching arrive as the stronger side on paper over a long sample, but their results in this particular group haven't matched that domestic form. A home match against the team that beat them here before gives them a clear chance to put that right.
Phnom Penh Crown's overall season numbers are patchy, yet they've won both their group games and have recent momentum behind them too. That combination makes them a trickier read than Kuching's broader form alone would suggest.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wenzel-Halls | Australia | 28 | n/a | 175 cm | 70 kg |
| Alif Hassan | Malaysia | 32 | n/a | 175 cm | 73 kg |
| Haziq Nadzli | Malaysia | 28 | n/a | 176 cm | n/a |
| Nazmi Faiz Mansor | Malaysia | 32 | n/a | 168 | 56 |
| Safawi Rasid | Malaysia | 29 | n/a | 173 cm | 74 kg |
| Irfan Zakaria | Malaysia | 31 | n/a | 180 cm | 67 kg |
| K. Yamazaki | Japan | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| A. Mujagić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Okwuosa | Nigeria | 36 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmad Israiwah | Jordan | 32 | n/a | 175 cm | n/a |
| R. Lambert | Australia | 28 | n/a | 173 cm | n/a |
| Gabriel Peres | Brazil | 29 | n/a | 197 cm | 95 kg |
| Ramadhan Saifullah Usman | Malaysia | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| P. Shitembi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Joao Pedro | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| A. Farhan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| F. Anyie | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Y. Tanigawa | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mpacko Etame | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Timmins | Australia | 26 | n/a | 182 | 72 |
| R. Matsuda | Japan | 35 | n/a | 171 | 69 |
| R. Ketting | Netherlands | 30 | n/a | 188 cm | 80 kg |
| G. Mijland | Netherlands | 30 | n/a | 175 cm | n/a |
| M. Dyer | New Zealand | 29 | n/a | 178 cm | 78 kg |
| V. Gryshyn | Ukraine | 32 | n/a | 181 | 68 |
| R. Feher | Romania | 29 | n/a | 187 | 82 |
| Choun Chanchav | Cambodia | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Orn Chanpolin | Cambodia | 28 | n/a | 173 | 64 |
| Pov Ponvuthy | Cambodia | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pich Koeut | Cambodia | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bong Samuel | Cambodia | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| T. Sa | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| D. Yem | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| B. Sorm | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| V. Chhin | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| S. Chiem | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
With no market to weigh up and the evidence genuinely split between Kuching's stronger overall season and Phnom Penh Crown's unbeaten start in this group, there isn't a clean case to build a selection around.
We'd rather sit this one out than force a view from a picture that's this mixed.
