Johor Darul Ta'zim and Ulsan 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 Johor Darul Ta'zim nor Ulsan 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
Last season, Ta'zim's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.As mentioned below, Johor Darul Ta'zim are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Super League games.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are returning here after guesting Guangzhou Evergrande in a AFC Champions League match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. The attacker Bergson won the honour of being "man of the match" for Johor Darul Ta'zim with a rating of 8.55/10. Bergson scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Erik lost again
As for guarding their own goal, Johor Darul Ta'zim have only let in 1 goal at home.
Ulsan form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Ulsan playing as the away team in the K-League Classic this season.
The fans enjoyed Ulsan's previous game versus Kawasaki Frontale, a AFC Champions League win (3-2) played at home. Leonardo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Leonardo scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
hometeam won
Ulsan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. It's not easy to score on Ulsan as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These two sides faced each other earlier on this campaign: Ulsan - Johor Darul Ta'zim 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 7 goals |   J. Amano 4 goals | W. Eom 4 goals |
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
Ulsan missing players
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Ulsan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 31 | Scored | S | 21 | 50 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -23 | 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 | Sabah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Kedah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Selangor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | MISC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Terengganu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Pahang | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 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 | Ulsan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Incheon United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Motors | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Sangju Sangmu | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Seoul | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Suwon | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Daegu | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 5 |
