Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kawasaki Frontale get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Ta'zim nor Kawasaki Frontale as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Johor Darul Ta'zim participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Perfect Super League season at home so far for Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 wins from 3 appearances.
The Ta'zim coach Mora and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League. Saad, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Saad won 5 of 8 duels.
There will be little rest for Johor Darul Ta'zim after this match as they are travelling to Guangzhou Evergrande for a AFC Champions League game in only three days.
As for guarding their own goal, Johor Darul Ta'zim have only let in 1 goal at home.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Kawasaki Frontale delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Johor Darul Ta'zim in their previous match; a AFC Champions League fixture. Taniguchi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.52. Taniguchi won 5 of 6 duels.
hometeam won
The schedule is very tough for Kawasaki now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A AFC Champions League game at Ulsan is waiting in only three days.
Kawasaki Frontale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. 7 goals have been conceded by Kawasaki Frontale in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged meeting involving both these teams is the Kawasaki Frontale - Ta'zim 0-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 7 goals |  F. Forestieri 3 goals |   K. Chinen 3 goals |
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 51 | 33 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 11 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5 | ||
| 46% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -21 | 0 |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Kedah | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sabah | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MISC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Terengganu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Selangor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Pahang | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Selangor United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
