The league table in J-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Tokyo leading Urawa Reds by 27 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Tokyo nor Urawa Reds 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.
The season is still full of potential for Tokyo as they can still win the whole J-League. Urawa Reds are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Tokyo form and stats
37 points is a decent return from 16 J-League games here at Ajinomoto Stadium for Tokyo, who have the most points (37) at home in J-League,. The data says 12 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Two draws in a row at home now for Tokyo.
The points were shared in Tokyo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Urawa Reds (placed 13th) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Tokyo drew at home versus Shonan Bellmare.
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 19 games) they have won 12 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The Tokyo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 16 league matches. Tokyo have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Urawa Reds playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Urawa Reds has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Tokyo for a J-League game that ended a draw (1-1). A loss against Al Hilal was the result prior to that, in a AFC Champions League home game.
Urawa Reds are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Urawa Reds are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 16 games (in the league). 20 goals have been conceded by Urawa Reds in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tokyo and Urawa Reds have met before this season: Tokyo - Urawa Reds 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tokyo 0 wins, 3 draws and Urawa Reds 7 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Diego Oliveira 14 goals |   S. Koroki 12 goals |  K. Nagai 9 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Tokyo | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 46 | 29 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 67% | 71% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | 76% |
| 33% | 41% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 39% |
| 18% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 39% | 41% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 52% |
| 42% | 41% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 18% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 33% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 364 | 204 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 158 | 366 |
| 132 | 77 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 64 | 124 |
| 35% | 38% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 26% |
- Tokyo has the most points (37) at home
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 64 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 60 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 53 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 43 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -8 | 38 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -3 | 37 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 36 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -18 | 36 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -24 | 36 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -24 | 32 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -20 | 28 |