Before the match
Jeonbuk Motors: one win, three draws and one defeat over five games; six goals scored, seven conceded. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Daejeon Citizen on 31 October.
On 31 October, Daejeon Citizen faced Jeonbuk Motors in K League 1: Jeonbuk Motors drew 0-0 at home, having scored zero and conceded zero. AFC Champions League, 27 October brought an away meeting with Beijing Guoan; Jeonbuk Motors drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded. Jeonbuk Motors visited FC Anyang on 24 October (K League 1) and drew 1-1; their goals totalled one, compared with one conceded. Jeju United FC travelled to face Jeonbuk Motors (K League 1) on 18 October. For Jeonbuk Motors, the score was 3-2: three goals scored, two allowed. 0-2 was Jeonbuk Motors's result against Vissel Kobe on 14 October (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Jeonbuk Motors lost, with zero scored to two conceded.
Johor Darul Takzim FC came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring seven goals and conceding four. On 27 October, Johor Darul Takzim FC recorded a 3-0 win hosting Port FC.
AFC Champions League, 27 October brought a home meeting with Port FC; Johor Darul Takzim FC won 3-0, a return of three goals scored and zero conceded. Johor Darul Takzim FC visited Pohang Steelers on 13 October (AFC Champions League) and won 2-0; their goals totalled two, compared with zero conceded. Buriram United travelled to face Johor Darul Takzim FC (AFC Champions League) on 15 September. For Johor Darul Takzim FC, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 1-2 was Johor Darul Takzim FC's result against Al-Ahli Jeddah on 17 April (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Johor Darul Takzim FC lost, with one scored to two conceded. The 11 March fixture (AFC Champions League) paired Johor Darul Takzim FC with Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Johor Darul Takzim FC lost 0-1 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding one.
After the match
Bruno Mota opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for Jeonbuk Motors, set up by Kim Jin-Gyu, to make it 1-0. Italo Vargas added to the tally from the penalty spot 48 minutes into the game for Jeonbuk Motors to make it 2-0. Bruno Mota (58') was booked. Jeonbuk Motors are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2026 K League 1 and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. The card tally for Jeonbuk Motors was one yellow card. Jeonbuk Motors made five changes. Johor Darul Takzim FC: five substitutions. Jeonbuk Motors finished with a clean sheet.