Johor Darul Ta'zim pay a visit to Sabah and Stadium Likas brimming with optimism, but the host team is hard to beat. More news on the match here!
- Sabah have not yet lost a game at home.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (69) in Super League
Johor Darul Ta'zim have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The hosts Sabah saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Malaysia Cup. That game was an away game at Kuching FA, so at least Sabah are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sabah form and stats
8-1-0 is the performance here at Stadium Likas so far in the Super League, giving Sabah a total of 25 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadium Likas after three straight home wins.
Sabah are returning here after visiting Kuching FA in a Malaysia Cup match and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a Super League win away at Pulau Pinang.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 most recent league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Kuala Lumpur in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium Likas.
It's goals goals goals for Sabah who have scored 33 goals from 9 league home games. Sabah's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
The strength of Johor Darul Ta'zim on their travels this season is incredible with 27 points collected from 9 Super League away games. Johor Darul Ta'zim has 9-0-0 on the road, with 34 goals scored and 1 conceded. Impressively, the visitors are on a 18-match winning run which they hope continue versus Sabah.
306 minutes! That's how long the Ta'zim goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away matches in a row for Johor Darul Ta'zim, whose boss Poggio could celebrate last time after the Malaysia Cup win against Kelantan.
Before that, Johor Darul Ta'zim secured a home win against Selangor with the score 2-0.Highlight this: 12 of the last 14 league games featuring this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Perak in just four days.
The Johor Darul Ta'zim manager Poggio has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 34 goals in 9 league matches away. Ta'zim are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 11 most recent meetings involving these opponents have all finished as Johor Darul Ta'zim wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.The duelists have fought previously this season: Johor Darul Ta'zim - Sabah 4-0. Bergson loves to face Sabah and have scored 9 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Forestieri 17 goals |  B. Silveira da Silva 11 goals |  D. Gama 7 goals |
Sabah missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Sabah | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 6 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | 69 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 74% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 78% | 67% |
| 47% | 89% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 39% |
| 63% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 11% | 17% |
| 16% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 89% | 83% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 14.2 | 17.3 |
| 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| 55% | 65% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 52% | 46% |
| 9.3 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
- All of Sabah's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored in all their matches so far.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most clean sheets (15) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most clean sheets (8) away in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most points (27) away in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (34) away in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (69) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+33) away in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+66) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have won all their games so far.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim is in the best form (6-0-0) in Super League
- Sabah have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sabah have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 66 | 54 |
| 2 | Selangor | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Kedah | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Pahang | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Sabah | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Terengganu | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | PDRM | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Negeri Sembilan | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Pulau Pinang | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Perak | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -24 | 13 |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -26 | 8 |
| 13 | Kuching FA | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -23 | 7 |
| 14 | Kelantan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 47 | -48 | 5 |
