Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Johor Darul Ta'zim (1st, 70 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Kuala Lumpur City FC (4th, 43 pts). Kuala Lumpur City FC had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 4.88/0.42 for Johor Darul Ta'zim and 1.67/1.21 for Kuala Lumpur City FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.65.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Johor Darul Ta'zim, 2 draws and 1 for Kuala Lumpur City FC, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Goals have risen lately: 4.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.11 across the full history.
Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Johor Darul Ta'zim led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 7-0.
Goal scorers
Johor Darul Ta'zim: Ager Aketxe (18'), Eddy İsrafilov (84'), Stuart Wilkin (72'), Óscar Arribas Pasero (34'), Teto (77'), Manuel Hidalgo (90'), Ajdin Mujagić (82')
Key stats
Possession: Johor Darul Ta'zim 63% · Kuala Lumpur City FC 37% · Total shots: 33-5 · On target: 11-0 · Corners: 5-1