Tense top table page-turner in Super League as Sabah have come the 2174 miles needed to duel with Johor Darul Ta'zim.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (58) in Super League
- Sabah have the most points from losing position (15) in Super League
Johor Darul Ta'zim have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Sabah is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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 Ta'zim and Sabah.
Johor Darul Ta'zim form and stats
This stadium has been a fortress for Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-1-0. After failing to beat Pahang here, Johor Darul Ta'zim has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Ta'zim's last game was hosting Kedah (placed 7th) and winning 4-1. What a game it was for da Silva when beating Kedah, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Preceding that game was the away draw at Pahang that finished 0-0.Johor Darul Ta'zim are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 6 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 1 and lost 0.
Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this side has contained three goals or more.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Johor Darul Ta'zim is on fire here. A stunning 38 from 10 league matches. Johor Darul Ta'zim have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 6-2-2 from 10 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Sabah, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Pahang (placed 8th) last time out. The end of the last match, against Pahang, was very satisfying as Park scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Pulau Pinang.Take note! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures.
Sabah are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Johor Darul Ta'zim have been victorious in every one of the 7 latest duels against this team. Another win today?This happened when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Sabah - Johor Darul Ta'zim 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Silveira da Silva 26 goals |  F. Forestieri 12 goals |  L. Velázquez 6 goals |
Johor Darul Ta'zim missing players
Sabah missing players
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 58 | 38 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 36 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 76% |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 57% |
| 52% | 80% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 24% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 48% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 20.5 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 6.3 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 53% |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 8.8 | 5.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4 | 2.9 |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Sabah have scored away.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most clean sheets (11) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most points (28) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (38) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals (58) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+33) at home in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have the the best goal difference (+46) in Super League
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Johor Darul Ta'zim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sabah have the most points from losing position (15) in Super League
- Sabah have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 46 | 53 |
| 2 | Sabah | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Terengganu | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Selangor | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Kedah | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Pahang | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | MISC | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 10 | Melaka United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 18 |
| 11 | Selangor United | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 32 | -32 | 14 |
| 12 | Pulau Pinang | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 27 | -23 | 10 |
