Match Report
Johor Darul Ta'zim, 1st with 70 points, sat 40 points above Perak FA (7th, 30). Scoring rates set the scale: Johor Darul Ta'zim 3.75 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Perak FA 1.5 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.52.
Johor Darul Ta'zim arrived on a run of nine straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Johor Darul Ta'zim, 5/15 for Perak FA.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Johor Darul Ta'zim, 1 draw and 0 for Perak FA, at 4.14 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more. Recent editions have opened up: 5.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 4.14 historically.
Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Johor Darul Ta'zim led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Johor Darul Ta'zim: Jesé Rodríguez (45'), Jorge Obregón (64')
Key stats
Possession: Johor Darul Ta'zim 69% · Perak FA 31% · Total shots: 35-3 · On target: 13-2 · Corners: 11-0