The Thunder Castles of Thailand will be once again pitched against Johor Darul Tazim, who held them to a goalless standstill in the first leg of the Round of 16. While I expect the Thai league side to be the better side, JDT forced them down to a 0-0 impasse. The onus is on the better team to edge toward the quarter-finals — even if all it would take is a penalty shootout.

TEAM UPDATE - Johor Darul Ta'zim

Tournament Recent Form: W-W-D

JDT’s traction was tremendously slowed in the previous 0-0 AFC clash with Buriram, presenting challenges with fixed gazes on the silverware. So far, they have been unbeaten in their run, and the slightest whiff of carelessness will face severe backlash, given the pace of this tournament that has shown various projections in different exhibitive stances.

TEAM UPDATE - Buriram United

Tournament Recent Form: W-D-D

The Thunder Castles of Buriram United have been unbeaten in their tournament fixture schedule pairing, with the first leg against Johor Darul Tazim ending in a narrow 0-0 headlock.

Buriram has been rock solid in their domestic league holding a point in the worst scenarios with one point when victory is not in sight.

Expert Betting Tips

While this will be a brawl between two decent sides, I don't expect many goals from this game due to the uptight nature of the two teams. The top choices are:

+ Under 2.5 goals at odds from Bet365.

+ BTTS -NO at odds from Betway.

+ Victory for the hosts at odds from 1xbet.