Johor Darul Ta'zim and Nagoya Grampus get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Ta'zim participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Rajamangala National Stadium as Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored 11 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Johor Darul Ta'zim, as their goalkeeper Mohd Farizal bin Marlias has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the Super League.
A good away victory last time out for Ta'zim, who won 3-0 against Pulau Pinang.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Kedah and winning 1-0.Johor Darul Ta'zim are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Champions League match at Ratchaburi awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Ta'zim in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Johor Darul Ta'zim have only let in 2 goals at home.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the J-League. Visiting Nagoya Grampus has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Nagoya Grampus have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 271 minutes ago. Mateus was the goal scorer.
Grampus had fun at their own home (Rajamangala National Stadium) last time out, beating Mizushima 5-0. H. Fujii, Mateus (2), R. Ishida and K. Nagasawa scored. As you can tell from the results above, Nagoya Grampus was very dominant against Mizushima, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with H. Fujii, Mateus (2), R. Ishida and K. Nagasawa providing the goals.
A 0-0 draw at Urawa Reds's stadium before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pohang Steelers in just three days.
Grampus are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Nagoya Grampus's manager M. Ficcadenti has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 11 goals |   M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals | L. Velázquez 4 goals |
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 63 | 34 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 82% | 76% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 36% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.7 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 66% | 94% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ratchaburi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 30 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Kedah | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Pulau Pinang | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Selangor | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Sabah | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | MISC | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Pahang | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | Perak | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 11 | Melaka United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | UiTM | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -26 | 2 |
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -32 | 7 |