The league table is allowed to rest as Tokyo and Avispa Fukuoka battle for J-League Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
Avispa Fukuoka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tokyo and Avispa Fukuoka.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo was eliminated in the group stage last season in the J-League Cup.7 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Tokyo have to build on here at Ajinomoto Stadium in the J-League.
Tokyo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Avispa Fukuoka. Kimura was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Kimura hit the woodwork once and won 6 of 9 duels.
In the match before that, Tokyo hosted Vissel Kobe and drew the J-League game 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tokyo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The manager Cklamovski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Avispa Fukuoka in only four days.
Tokyo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 23 goals in 13 league matches. Tokyo have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
They also participated in J-League Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Avispa Fukuoka have produced an overall stat of 4-3-6 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Avispa Fukuoka, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Tokyo last time out. Attacker Konno got a player rating of 7.52 in the game. "Man of the match" Konno hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that, the victory at home against Shonan Bellmare in the Emperor Cup (3-1). We have checked recent matches where Avispa Fukuoka have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Avispa Fukuoka are hosting Tokyo in the J-League Cup only four days away.
The attacking power of Fukuoka when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Avispa Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Avispa Fukuoka have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without defeat (5-3-0) when facing Tokyo.Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 13 goals |   Y. Yamagishi 8 goals | T. Nakagawa 4 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Tokyo | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 18 |
