The Facts
- First leg result: 1-3. Second leg.
- One team leads the standings, the other sits mid-table (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)).
- Hiroshima has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
- Johor is in superb shape, having picked up a string of victories recently (last 5 games: 5 wins).
- In this match, Hiroshima is the team to beat.
- In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Hiroshima won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 3:4. (average 1.5:2).
- Including home match between the teams, Hiroshima won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:1.
Standings
League phaseEast
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Shanghai Port | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Daejeon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Buriram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Johor DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Port MTI FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ratchaburi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Pohang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Cong An Ha Noi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:4 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 |
West
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Al Ain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Esteghlal F.C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Qadsiah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Neftchi Fargona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Pakhtakor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Al Ahli SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Shamal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Al-Gharafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Wasl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tractor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Al-Sadd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Al Nassr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 |
Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)
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