This is a very interesting match as Kofu Fung Lam won all their group stage matches at home, while Melbourne City won both of their away group stage matches.
Considering that Kofu-Fenglin is only a sub-league team, it is a great achievement for them to be at the top of Group H now. The team has been making good passes and executing their tactics properly, and their home performance in the AFC Champions League has been quite strong.
Peter Udaka scored his first AFC Champions League goal in Kofu Fung Lam's 4-1 win over FC Zhejiang in the group stage, and despite being 39 years old, he is still a very important member of the team. I know exactly how to deal with the AFC Champions League as a veteran, you need to keep your strength and play smart, and Peter Udaka has done both very well.
Since Kofu Fung Lam need to focus on their promotion to J-League, they don't play their best 11 in every AFC Champions League match. However, now that the current season has come to an end, the best and most creative player in the squad, Motohide Hasegawa, may make his debut in the AFC Champions League.
Melbourne City's last round of group stage matches was unsatisfactory as they lost at home to Buriram United, but they are still in a very optimistic position to qualify for the tournament, and their performance on the road is even better.
The main frontline attacker Jimmy McCarron has been scoring a lot of goals lately, and even scored a hat-trick for the Australian national team, so if his teammates can provide him with chances, he might get a goal this time. With this in mind, I think creative players such as Marija Golis and Hamsa Sarkozy will play an important role in creating chances for goals.
