AFC Champions League match preview: Johor Darul Ta'zim versus Urawa Reds

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Fri 19.August
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (63700 seats)

Johor Darul Ta'zim and Urawa Reds get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Round of 16 fixture.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats

Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

This stadium, Saitama Stadium 2002, has been a fortress for Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0.

Ta'zim are returning here after visiting Terengganu and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Forestieri and Bergson scored the goal(s). The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Forestieri and Bergson, having bagged a goal in three games in a row.

Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Kuala Lumpur.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Johor Darul Ta'zim is on fire here. A stunning 25 from 7 league matches. Johor Darul Ta'zim are not conceding a lot of goals here at Saitama Stadium 2002 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

3-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Urawa Reds in their J-League matches away.

It's the second away game in a row for Urawa, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Jubilo Iwata last time out. As mentioned above, Urawa Reds was the only team on the pitch versus Jubilo Iwata in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Koizumi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 10.0/10. Koizumi scored two goals, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).

The attacking power of Urawa Reds when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Urawa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Johor Darul Ta'zimB. Silveira da Silva
B. Silveira da Silva
16 goals
Johor Darul Ta'zimF. Forestieri
F. Forestieri
11 goals
Urawa RedsD. Moberg-Karlsson
D. Moberg-Karlsson
8 goals

Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players

Urawa Reds missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Johor Darul Ta'zim Urawa Reds
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
18 10   Won W   4 11
5 1   Drew D   4 9
2 1   Lost L   4 5
55 36   Scored S   16 46
17 10   Conceded C   12 20
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 84%
76% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 68%
60% 83%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 52%
32% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 28%
20% 42%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 20%
36% 33%   BTTS BTTS   25% 28%
56% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 52%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   50% 36%
 
5.7 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 6.2
2.1 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 3.7
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13.7 18.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 13.5
5.4 7.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 5.4
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 34%
 
4.4 5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 8.7
1.7 2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 14 12 2 0 39 7 7 6 1 0 25 4 7 6 1 0 14 3 32 38
2 Sabah 16 11 2 3 26 14 8 6 0 2 15 7 8 5 2 1 11 7 12 35
3 Negeri Sembilan 17 9 5 3 24 14 8 5 1 2 15 9 9 4 4 1 9 5 10 32
4 Terengganu 15 7 2 6 18 15 8 5 2 1 10 4 7 2 0 5 8 11 3 23
5 Pahang 16 6 3 7 25 24 6 3 1 2 10 6 10 3 2 5 15 18 1 21
6 Kuala Lumpur 15 6 3 6 20 25 9 5 2 2 14 11 6 1 1 4 6 14 -5 21
7 Kedah 14 5 3 6 19 25 6 3 2 1 10 7 8 2 1 5 9 18 -6 18
8 Melaka United 14 4 5 5 20 19 8 2 4 2 13 10 6 2 1 3 7 9 1 17
9 Selangor 14 4 4 6 26 25 8 4 2 2 20 9 6 0 2 4 6 16 1 16
10 Selangor United 17 4 2 11 15 37 8 0 2 6 3 13 9 4 0 5 12 24 -22 14
11 MISC 16 2 7 7 15 27 7 2 1 4 9 13 9 0 6 3 6 14 -12 13
12 Pulau Pinang 16 1 4 11 19 34 9 1 3 5 12 17 7 0 1 6 7 17 -15 7
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
2 Kashima Antlers 25 12 7 6 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 19 11 5 3 3 14 12 6 43
3 Kashiwa Reysol 25 13 3 9 33 26 13 6 1 6 17 16 12 7 2 3 16 10 7 42
4 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 8 5 39 26 13 6 4 3 20 14 11 5 4 2 19 12 13 41
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 11 8 6 35 26 13 7 3 3 19 10 12 4 5 3 16 16 9 41
6 Kawasaki Frontale 22 12 4 6 34 26 11 8 1 2 20 13 11 4 3 4 14 13 8 40
7 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
8 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 27 29 12 6 4 2 17 8 12 4 1 7 10 21 -2 35
9 Sagan Tosu 24 7 12 5 34 27 13 5 6 2 19 8 11 2 6 3 15 19 7 33
10 Nagoya Grampus 24 7 9 8 21 24 11 5 4 2 13 9 13 2 5 6 8 15 -3 30
11 Consadole Sapporo 25 6 10 9 26 42 11 3 6 2 9 13 14 3 4 7 17 29 -16 28
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 6 9 10 33 38 12 1 5 6 16 25 13 5 4 4 17 13 -5 27
13 Avispa Fukuoka 24 6 9 9 17 22 11 3 6 2 9 6 13 3 3 7 8 16 -5 27
14 Kyoto Sanga 24 6 8 10 23 28 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 2 5 5 12 15 -5 26
15 Shonan Bellmare 24 6 7 11 19 30 13 3 4 6 9 20 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 25
16 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
17 Gamba Osaka 24 5 7 12 23 34 13 3 4 6 16 18 11 2 3 6 7 16 -11 22
18 Jubilo Iwata 25 5 7 13 23 42 13 4 3 6 14 21 12 1 4 7 9 21 -19 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
2 Kashima Antlers 25 12 7 6 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 19 11 5 3 3 14 12 6 43
3 Kashiwa Reysol 25 13 3 9 33 26 13 6 1 6 17 16 12 7 2 3 16 10 7 42
4 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 8 5 39 26 13 6 4 3 20 14 11 5 4 2 19 12 13 41
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 11 8 6 35 26 13 7 3 3 19 10 12 4 5 3 16 16 9 41
6 Kawasaki Frontale 22 12 4 6 34 26 11 8 1 2 20 13 11 4 3 4 14 13 8 40
7 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
8 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 27 29 12 6 4 2 17 8 12 4 1 7 10 21 -2 35
9 Sagan Tosu 24 7 12 5 34 27 13 5 6 2 19 8 11 2 6 3 15 19 7 33
10 Nagoya Grampus 24 7 9 8 21 24 11 5 4 2 13 9 13 2 5 6 8 15 -3 30
11 Consadole Sapporo 25 6 10 9 26 42 11 3 6 2 9 13 14 3 4 7 17 29 -16 28
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 6 9 10 33 38 12 1 5 6 16 25 13 5 4 4 17 13 -5 27
13 Avispa Fukuoka 24 6 9 9 17 22 11 3 6 2 9 6 13 3 3 7 8 16 -5 27
14 Kyoto Sanga 24 6 8 10 23 28 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 2 5 5 12 15 -5 26
15 Shonan Bellmare 24 6 7 11 19 30 13 3 4 6 9 20 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 25
16 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
17 Gamba Osaka 24 5 7 12 23 34 13 3 4 6 16 18 11 2 3 6 7 16 -11 22
18 Jubilo Iwata 25 5 7 13 23 42 13 4 3 6 14 21 12 1 4 7 9 21 -19 22

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