Game week two of the J-League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Tokyo - Kawasaki Frontale preview:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Tokyo form and stats
A good away victory last time out for Tokyo, who won 1-0 against Kashiwa Reysol (placed 2nd). In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Shimizu S-Pulse.
Tokyo are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Yokohama F. Marinos awaits in four days.
Last season, Tokyo's league statistics were 19 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the J-League. Over these 34 matches they scored 46 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Tokyo managed 12-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 13 conceded.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Kawasaki go into this game after a win, the home game against Kashima Antlers that ended 2-1. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Sagan Tosu.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kashiwa Reysol in just three days.
Let's have a look at how Kawasaki Frontale performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 12 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 36/17 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Tokyo victories, two draws and six Kawasaki Frontale wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 14 goals |   Y. Kobayashi 13 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Tokyo | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| Tokyo | Last season | Kawasaki Frontale | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 11 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 29 | Scored | S | 36 | 57 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 35% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 53% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 32% | ||
| 6% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 38% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 56% | ||
| 41% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 38% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 15% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 374 | 204 | Total Shots | T S | 222 | 485 | ||
| 135 | 24% | 35% | |||||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 41% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 15% | ||
| 47% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 344 | 200 | Total Shots | T S | 204 | 401 | ||
| 124 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 157 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Oita Trinita | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 0 |