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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

28 rounds of fixtures have been played and Tokyo are 24 points ahead of Yokohama. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (59) in J-League

This could be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Tokyo form and stats

Overall J-League statistics at home this season for Tokyo are 6-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Tokyo fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Ajinomoto Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Kashiwa Reysol (placed 13th). Leandro (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Leandro hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).

Ahead of that match, Tokyo won a home game hosting Consadole Sapporo (2-0).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Tokyo, as the J-League home game vs Nagoya Grampus is only four days away.

The Tokyo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Tokyo have conceded 19 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Yokohama form and stats

There's been little loot from Yokohama's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 14 away games in the J-League. Yokohama only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. Yokohama seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Urawa Reds with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Hideto Takahashi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Takahashi hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 1-2 defeat away at Kashiwa Reysol before that.

Yokohama are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Yokohama concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Yokohama - Tokyo 0-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's seven Tokyo victories, zero draws and two Yokohama wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TokyoD. Queiroz de Oliveira
D. Queiroz de Oliveira
10 goals
TokyoA. dos Santos da Silva
A. dos Santos da Silva
6 goals
TokyoW. Oliveira Moura
W. Oliveira Moura
5 goals

Tokyo missing players

Yokohama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Yokohama
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 12 4 Played P 4 14 28
12 6 4 Won W 1 1 4
6 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
10 5 0 Lost L 3 11 18
36 19 9 Scored S 4 7 21
36 19 3 Conceded C 10 36 59
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
61% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 89%
54% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 54%
25% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 29%
21% 33% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 14%
43% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 43% 46%
36% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 14%
32% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 43%
 
5.1 5.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.8 3.7
5.1 4.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 5.3
1 0.8 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
10 10.9 13 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 8.9 8.7
4 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 3.4
32% 37% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 13% 22%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Yokohama have scored away.
  • Yokohama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Yokohama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Yokohama have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the fewest scored goals (7) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (36) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals (59) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in J-League
  • Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-29) away in J-League
  • Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-38) 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 Kawasaki Frontale 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

Table
  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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

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