A win is the only result that will suffice for the Johor Darul Ta'zim followers in this duel with Pahang, having a healthy lead on the away team in the Super League standings.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (44) in Super League
- Pahang have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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 are already the Super League winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Pahang are struggling to avoid relegation.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
Johor Darul Ta'zim have performed here this season with 7 wins from 9 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Ta'zim has won eight games in a row. The Kuala Lumpur match was the last time out without a victory.
The Ta'zim goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 388 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.
Ta'zim are returning here after visiting MISC in a Super League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Ta'zim won a home game hosting Sabah (2-0).Ta'zim can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 21 times. Johor Darul Ta'zim have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Pahang form and stats
There's been little loot from Pahang's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Super League. Pahang only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
A. K. Mann was the last player to score for the away team. Pahang haven't scored a league goal in the last 255 minutes.
The manager D. bin Salleh was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Stadium Darulmakmur. Pahang suffered a 0-2 loss to Kuala Lumpur (placed 6th).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Terengganu's place.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Pahang manager D. bin Salleh has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the result Pahang - Ta'zim 0-2 entered in the official records. Johor Darul Ta'zim-Pahang H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Johor Darul Ta'zim eight wins, Pahang zero wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 20 goals |  G. Cabrera Giordano 5 goals | L. Velázquez 4 goals |
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
Pahang missing players
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Pahang | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 44 | 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 50% |
| 32% | 22% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 33% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 50% |
| 63% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 39% |
| 7.1 | 8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.3 | 6 | 6.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 65% | 68% | 92% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 36% | 34% |
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored more than double the goals of Pahang.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most clean sheets (12) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most points (22) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (21) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (44) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+36) in Super League
- 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)
- Pahang have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pahang have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pahang have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Selangor | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Kedah | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Pulau Pinang | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Sabah | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | MISC | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Pahang | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Perak | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 13 |
| 12 | UiTM | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -29 | 5 |