Nagoya Grampus and Johor Darul Ta'zim get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grampus and Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nagoya Grampus have collected 16 points from their J-League home games so far after 5-1-4. On the other hand, in the AFC Champions League, Nagoya Grampus has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Nagoya Grampus, their manager M. Ficcadenti and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Grampus are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 271 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Mateus).
The Grampus supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ratchaburi in AFC Champions League and win 3-0.
In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Ratchaburi.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nagoya Grampus as they are travelling to their away game against Pohang Steelers in the AFC Champions League. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grampus here at Rajamangala National Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). From these home matches, Grampus have conceded only 9 goals.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Johor Darul Ta'zim's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Johor Darul Ta'zim collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Super League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). When we have look at the AFC Champions League statistics, we find 1W-0D-3L. This is both home and away. Momentum is building for Ta'zim in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Johor Darul Ta'zim have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mohd Farizal bin Marlias. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Pohang Steelers with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
It was a AFC Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Pohang Steelers wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.After this away game Ta'zim return home for a AFC Champions League game against Ratchaburi. That game is only three sleeps after this.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ta'zim are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Johor Darul Ta'zim as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus and Johor Darul Ta'zim have met before this season: Johor Darul Ta'zim - Grampus 0-1.Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Silveira da Silva 11 goals | ![]() M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals | ![]() S. Inagaki 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 30 | 59 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 68% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Ratchaburi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 8 |
| 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 |