AFC Champions League League Phase East - 6

Johor Darul Takzim FC 0 - 0 FT SHANGHAI SIPG

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
17
FT
Tue, Dec 9
Johor Darul Takzim FC
0-0
SHANGHAI SIPG
⚡ Intensity 16
⚖️ Balance 10
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
48 shots, zero goals, total siege.

Sultan Ibrahim Siege Ends in Improbable Stalemate

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 17/100. An extraordinary display of defensive resilience saw Shanghai SIPG withstand a 48-shot barrage to snatch a point from a dominant Johor Darul Takzim.

The Malaysian Storm

The turf at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium witnessed a match of unprecedented one-sided pressure as Johor Darul Takzim FC immediately locked the visitors into their own defensive third. An Intensity rating of 2.9 captures the relentless nature of the home side's approach, as they unleashed a staggering 48 shots over ninety minutes. Controlling 64% of possession, the Southern Tigers moved the ball with precision, recording an 85% pass accuracy that kept SHANGHAI SIPG in a permanent state of emergency. With 36 attempts originating from inside the penalty area, the tactical plan was clear: saturate the box and force a breakthrough. However, despite the statistical dominance, the opening phase set a frustrating tone for the hosts as wave after wave of attack met a resolute, deep-lying defensive block.

The Great Wall of Shanghai

The narrative of the match shifted from tactical control to heroic individual resistance as the Balance of the contest became completely skewed. While JDT peppered the target, the Shanghai defensive unit produced a masterclass in desperation, led by a goalkeeper who recorded 11 vital saves. The visitors were credited with 36 clearances, a testament to the sheer volume of crosses and through-balls they were forced to intercept. Even with 12 corners conceded, the Chinese side refused to buckle under the weight of a 54-shot combined total. This was not a tactical chess match but a survival mission; Shanghai's inability to register more than two shots on target themselves mattered little compared to the growing frustration of the Johor forwards, who saw four big chances go begging against a wall of white shirts.

Strategic Fallout and Standings

As the final whistle blew, the Stakes for both clubs were reflected in the divergent reactions on the pitch. For SHANGHAI SIPG, the point feels like a victory, marking a gritty end to their recent run of losses and keeping their slim knockout hopes alive from 12th position. Conversely, Johor Darul Takzim FC will view this as two points dropped, remaining in 7th place despite a performance that statistically deserved a comfortable win. With an Upset Factor of 0.0, the draw doesn't drastically shift the competition's hierarchy, but it serves as a stern reminder that volume of fire does not always equate to goals. The Southern Tigers must now find a clinical edge to match their territorial dominance if they hope to climb higher in the AFC Champions League table.

Key Questions

How many shots did Johor Darul Takzim FC have?

Johor Darul Takzim FC recorded a staggering 48 shots during the match.

Who was the standout performer for Shanghai SIPG?

The Shanghai SIPG goalkeeper was the hero, making 11 saves to maintain the clean sheet.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
64%
36%
Johor Darul Takzim FC 64%
SHANGHAI SIPG 36%
Shots
48
6
Johor Darul Takzim FC 48
SHANGHAI SIPG 6
Shots on Target
12
2
Johor Darul Takzim FC 12
SHANGHAI SIPG 2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.00
0.00
Johor Darul Takzim FC 0.00
SHANGHAI SIPG 0.00
Passes
416
244
Johor Darul Takzim FC 416
SHANGHAI SIPG 244
Pass Accuracy
85%
73%
Johor Darul Takzim FC 85%
SHANGHAI SIPG 73%
Corners
12
3
Johor Darul Takzim FC 12
SHANGHAI SIPG 3
Fouls
12
8
Johor Darul Takzim FC 12
SHANGHAI SIPG 8
Yellow Cards
1
3
Johor Darul Takzim FC 1
SHANGHAI SIPG 3
Red Cards
0
0
Johor Darul Takzim FC 0
SHANGHAI SIPG 0

Match Events

30' 🟨 Cristian Glauder
Mateus Vital Yang Shiyuan 🔄 43'
HT
Li Shenglong Haliq Ablahan 🔄 46'
Wei Zhen Lu Wenjun 🔄 46'
Shiyuan Yang 🟨 48'
Linpeng Zhang 🟨 52'
64' 🔄 N. Insa A. Teto
O. Melendo Feng Jing 🔄 64'
Zhang Linpeng Fu Huan 🔄 76'
79' 🔄 Bergson C. Bermejo
80' 🔄 A. Fazail S. Lowry
90'+2 🔄 N. Mendez M. Hidalgo
Huan Fu 🟨 90'+8
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Johor Darul Takzim FC

Defenders
R. Parra
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
E. Israfilov
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
50%
Pass Acc
Antonio Cristian
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
J. Silva
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
S. Hazmi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
O. Arribas
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
38%
Pass Acc
A. Fazail
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
N. Insa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
N. Mendez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Bergson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
79
Entry
Jairo
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
BENCH
A. Zubiaurre
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
J. Park
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Lowry
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
L. Corbin-Ong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Faiz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Teto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Hidalgo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Cuesta
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Bermejo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Abad Amat
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
S. Saad
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

SHANGHAI SIPG

Goalkeepers
Chen Wei
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
11
Saves
11
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Wang Shenchao
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zhang Linpeng
SHIELD
SHIELD
5
Blocks
5
Blocks
0
Interceptions
0
Tackles
Wei Zhen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Midfielders
A. C. Jojo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Matheus Jussa
SHIELD
SHIELD
3
Blocks
3
Blocks
0
Interceptions
1
Tackles
Mateus Vital
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
43
Total Mins
43
Entry
Li Shuai
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
O. Melendo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Gabrielzinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Li Shenglong
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
BENCH
Yan Junling
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Du Jia
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ming Tian
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fu Huan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yang Shiyuan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
47
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Haliq Ablahan
SHIELD
SHIELD
3
Blocks
3
Blocks
1
Interceptions
3
Tackles
Meng Jingchao
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Feng Jing
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lu Wenjun
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
18/09/2024 SHANGHAI SIPG 2 - 2 Johor Darul Takzim FC AFC Champions League SAIC Motor Pudong Arena
18/09/2024
AFC Champions League SAIC Motor Pudong Arena
Johor Darul Takzim FC Win
SHANGHAI SIPG Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Vissel Kobe 6 13 12 6 +6 DVissel Kobe 2 - 2 Chengdu Better City (09-12-2025)WShanghai Shenhua 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe (26-11-2025)WVissel Kobe 1 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-11-2025)LGangwon FC 4 - 3 Vissel Kobe (22-10-2025)WVissel Kobe 1 - 0 Melbourne City (01-10-2025)
2 Machida Zelvia 6 11 10 5 +5 WMachida Zelvia 3 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (09-12-2025)WGangwon FC 1 - 3 Machida Zelvia (25-11-2025)LMachida Zelvia 1 - 2 Melbourne City (04-11-2025)WSHANGHAI SIPG 0 - 2 Machida Zelvia (21-10-2025)DJohor Darul Takzim FC 0 - 0 Machida Zelvia (30-09-2025)
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 11 6 3 +3 WSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Shanghai Shenhua (10-12-2025)DChengdu Better City 1 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (25-11-2025)WSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (04-11-2025)LUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (21-10-2025)DSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 SHANGHAI SIPG (30-09-2025)
4 Melbourne City 6 10 7 6 +1 DFC Seoul 1 - 1 Melbourne City (10-12-2025)WMelbourne City 2 - 0 Johor Darul Takzim FC (25-11-2025)WMachida Zelvia 1 - 2 Melbourne City (04-11-2025)WMelbourne City 2 - 1 Buriram United (21-10-2025)LVissel Kobe 1 - 0 Melbourne City (01-10-2025)
5 FC Seoul 6 9 8 5 +3 DFC Seoul 1 - 1 Melbourne City (10-12-2025)WSHANGHAI SIPG 1 - 3 FC Seoul (25-11-2025)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 Chengdu Better City (04-11-2025)LShanghai Shenhua 2 - 0 FC Seoul (22-10-2025)WFC Seoul 3 - 0 Buriram United (30-09-2025)
6 Johor Darul Takzim FC 6 8 6 5 +1 DJohor Darul Takzim FC 0 - 0 SHANGHAI SIPG (09-12-2025)LMelbourne City 2 - 0 Johor Darul Takzim FC (25-11-2025)WJohor Darul Takzim FC 3 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua (05-11-2025)WChengdu Better City 0 - 2 Johor Darul Takzim FC (21-10-2025)DJohor Darul Takzim FC 0 - 0 Machida Zelvia (30-09-2025)
7 Buriram United 6 8 7 8 -1 DBuriram United 2 - 2 Gangwon FC (09-12-2025)DUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 0 Buriram United (26-11-2025)WBuriram United 2 - 0 SHANGHAI SIPG (04-11-2025)LMelbourne City 2 - 1 Buriram United (21-10-2025)LFC Seoul 3 - 0 Buriram United (30-09-2025)
8 Ulsan Hyundai FC 6 8 5 6 -1 LMachida Zelvia 3 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (09-12-2025)DUlsan Hyundai FC 0 - 0 Buriram United (26-11-2025)LVissel Kobe 1 - 0 Ulsan Hyundai FC (05-11-2025)WUlsan Hyundai FC 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (21-10-2025)DShanghai Shenhua 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (01-10-2025)
9 Gangwon FC 6 7 9 11 -2 DBuriram United 2 - 2 Gangwon FC (09-12-2025)LGangwon FC 1 - 3 Machida Zelvia (25-11-2025)LSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (04-11-2025)WGangwon FC 4 - 3 Vissel Kobe (22-10-2025)LChengdu Better City 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (30-09-2025)
10 Chengdu Better City 6 6 5 7 -2 DVissel Kobe 2 - 2 Chengdu Better City (09-12-2025)DChengdu Better City 1 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (25-11-2025)DFC Seoul 0 - 0 Chengdu Better City (04-11-2025)LChengdu Better City 0 - 2 Johor Darul Takzim FC (21-10-2025)WChengdu Better City 1 - 0 Gangwon FC (30-09-2025)
11 Shanghai Shenhua 6 4 5 9 -4 LSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Shanghai Shenhua (10-12-2025)LShanghai Shenhua 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe (26-11-2025)LJohor Darul Takzim FC 3 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua (05-11-2025)WShanghai Shenhua 2 - 0 FC Seoul (22-10-2025)DShanghai Shenhua 1 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai FC (01-10-2025)
12 SHANGHAI SIPG 6 2 2 11 -9 DJohor Darul Takzim FC 0 - 0 SHANGHAI SIPG (09-12-2025)LSHANGHAI SIPG 1 - 3 FC Seoul (25-11-2025)LBuriram United 2 - 0 SHANGHAI SIPG (04-11-2025)LSHANGHAI SIPG 0 - 2 Machida Zelvia (21-10-2025)DSanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 SHANGHAI SIPG (30-09-2025)