Johor vs Kuching Prediction 21 August 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Darul Takzim and Kuching City may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium stadium in the city of Iskandar Puteri as part of the Super League tournament. The match is scheduled for 13:00 21 August.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 23 May 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 2:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Darul Takzim):
- ball possession percentage: 57% vs 43%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 12 vs 3;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 0;
- shots on target: 16 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Darul Takzim and Kuching City:
- played 9 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 9, for the away team - 0, draws - 0;
- number of goals - 19 against 3;
- average total in the 1st half - 1, in the 2nd half - 1.44;
- average total goals in the match - 2.44.
Head-to-head statistics Johor - Kuching

Darul Takzim Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 9 August 2026 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Darul Takzim, away team - Chelsea). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:3.
Here's the game statistics (Darul Takzim vs Chelsea):
- ball possession: 40% vs 60%;
- corner kicks: 0 vs 4;
- fouls: 19 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 5;
- shots on target: 6 vs 5.
✅The Darul Takzim team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 7 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 38 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 3.8. In home matches, this figure is 3 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.
Match Results: Darul Takzim

Kuching City Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 23 May 2026 as part of the Piala Malaysia tournament (home team - Darul Takzim, away - Kuching City). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:0.
Here are the match stats (Kuching City vs Darul Takzim):
- ball possession: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 4;
- fouls: 3 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 16.
⚠️Will Kuching City be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 7 times, lost 1 games, and drew 2 times. On average, the team scored 1.7 goals per game (in away matches - 1.4), and conceded 0.8 goals. Hopefully, this season Kuching City will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Kuching City
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 9;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 2; for the visitors (away) - 1; number of draws - 1;
- Average first-half total: 1;
- Today's home team averages 0.89 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.11.
- Darul Takzim have won the 1st half in 8 of last 9 games (Super League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 9;
- home team wins - 9, away team wins - 0, draws - 0.
Statistics: Darul Takzim vs Kuching City
- matches played in the tournament: 0 vs 0;
- wins: 0 vs 0;
- win percentage: 0% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 0;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 7 vs 7;
- losses: 2 vs 1;
- draws: 1 vs 2.
- Kuching City won with a +2.5 handicap in last 5 away games against Darul Takzim.
- Kuching City won with a +2.5 handicap in last 50 games.
- Kuching City won with a +2.5 handicap in last 35 games (Super League).
- Kuching City won with a +2.5 handicap in last 25 away games.
- Kuching City won with a +2.5 handicap in last 18 away games (Super League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2.11, the guests - 0.33;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.44;
- both teams scored: overall - 3; at the home team's field - 2.
- Kuching City have scored in 21 of last 22 games (Super League).
- Kuching City have scored in 17 of last 18 away games (Super League).
- Kuching City have scored in 10 of last 11 games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 9;
- both teams scored all-time - 3 times;
- on the home team’s field - 2 times.
Editorial Prediction
- Kuching City have scored in 21 of last 22 games (Super League).
- Kuching City have scored in 17 of last 18 away games (Super League).
- Kuching City have scored in 10 of last 11 games.