A win for the hosts is expected from this game if the league table is to be trusted. The Tokyo followers are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Nagoya Grampus's 13th spot in the table will show on the ground.
- Tokyo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest points (1) away in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Tokyo nor Nagoya Grampus as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo have collected seven points from their first three J-League games here at Ajinomoto Stadium, a promising start.
Tokyo haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 204 minutes ago. Diego scored that one. Nothing to worry about in defence for Tokyo, as their goalkeeper Jakub Slowik has completely shut out the opponents for 258 minutes in the J-League.
Tokyo shared the glory with Consadole Sapporo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Tokyo's goalie Słowik played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Consadole Sapporo with a stunning six saves. Goalkeeper Słowik got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.23 out of ten. Słowik topped it up with a clean sheet.
This is expected to be a close game, with Tokyo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tokyo as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Tokyo has won eight of these, drawn zero and lost four.
The manager Puig will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Jubilo Iwata in only three days.
The Tokyo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Tokyo have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The J-League season is young and Nagoya Grampus have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Nagoya Grampus have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Abe was the goal scorer.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kashima Antlers (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Defender Nakatani was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Nakatani won 13 of 17 duels.
aweayteam Hara magic won. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nagoya Grampus playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Grampus wins, one draw and six defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Nabisco Cup trip to Shimizu S-Pulse.
Nagoya Grampus are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. 4 goals have been conceded by Nagoya Grampus in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tokyo-Nagoya Grampus H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tokyo six wins, Nagoya Grampus two wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Morishige 2 goals |  A. dos Santos da Silva 2 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 2 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Tokyo | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 88% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 75% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 12% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 5.8 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.7 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 22% | 29% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 10.9 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest points (1) away in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have the fewest scored goals (1) away in J-League
- Nagoya Grampus have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Nagoya Grampus have yet to win a game away.
- Tokyo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tokyo have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Jubilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
