Only a win will satisfy the Johor Darul Ta'zim supporters in this clash with Sabah, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Super League table.
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.
Sabah have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Johor Darul Ta'zim, who have the most scored goals (24) in Super League, have to build on here in the Super League. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with MISC (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Super League game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Ta'zim won a home game hosting Selangor (6-1).
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Ta'zim is on fire here. A stunning 17 from 5 league matches. Ta'zim are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Sabah form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Super League, on their Super League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Sabah's previous game versus Melaka United (placed 7th), a Super League 3-2 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kedah wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Sabah are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. Sabah have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Johor Darul Ta'zim victories, two draws and two Sabah wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
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| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 67% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 56% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 67% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 30 | 46 |
| 34 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 71% | 170% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 7% | 38% |
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the most clean sheets (4) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the most points (13) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the most scored goals (17) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the most scored goals (24) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim has the the best goal difference (+17) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have not yet lost a game.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored in all their matches so far.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored more than double the goals of Sabah.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sabah has the fewest scored goals (2) away in Super League
- Sabah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sabah have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | Perak | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Kedah | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | UiTM | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Terengganu | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Pahang | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Melaka United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Selangor | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Sabah | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | MISC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | FELDA United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 12 | PDRM | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -14 | -1 |