Tokyo have harvested 22 of their 35 in total here in familiar surroundings. Will they claim the win versus Shimizu S-Pulse?
- Tokyo have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in J-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Tokyo form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 J-League games here at Ajinomoto Stadium for Tokyo. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Tokyo bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Tokyo in their previous game, a fixture away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Manager Puig felt very clever after Adailton scored the winning goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 60th minute. Midfield player Matsuki got a match rating of 7.52 in that game, the max score being 10. Matsuki signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that, Tokyo had a home game versus Júbilo Iwata which ended with a victory 2-0.A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Tokyo have conceded only 6 goals.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Shimizu S-Pulse's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sagan Tosu that finished 3-3. Shimizu's last match (vs Sagan Tosu) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 83rd minute equalizer by Santana. Attacker Santana got a player rating of 8.03 in the game. "Man of the match" Santana scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.
A 1-2 loss hosting Urawa Reds before that.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The visiting Shimizu S-Pulse have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. Shimizu have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Shimizu S-Pulse - Tokyo 0-3. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two squads are: seven wins for Tokyo, one draw and two wins for Shimizu S-Pulse. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 8 goals |   A. dos Santos da Silva 7 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 4 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Tokyo | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 27 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 38 |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 87% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 87% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 22% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 30% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 35% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 70% |
| 43% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 27% | 17% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 10.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 35% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 29% | 30% |
| 12.2 | 12 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14 | 13.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 6 | 5.5 |
- Shimizu S-Pulse have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in J-League
- Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tokyo have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
