There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J2-League table so far. Here's the Tokyo Verdy - Zweigen Kanazawa latest:
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 Verdy form and stats
5-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Tokyo Verdy so far this season. Tokyo Verdy have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
An away draw last time out for Tokyo Verdy, facing Albirex Niigata in a game that ended 2-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Montedio Yamagata.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tokyo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tokushima Vortis are coming to town in three days.
Tokyo Verdy are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tokyo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ajinomoto Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Zweigen Kanazawa have produced an overall stat of 5-3-6 so far.
The manager M. Yanagishita was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium. Kanazawa suffered a 1-4 loss to Giravanz Kitakyushu (placed 4th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Fagiano Okayama.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Zweigen Kanazawa in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Zweigen Kanazawa, two draws and three defeats.
After this away game Kanazawa return home for a J2-League game against Mito Hollyhock. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Kanazawa's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away. Kanazawa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Zweigen Kanazawa - Tokyo 0-0. Tokyo-Zweigen Kanazawa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tokyo Verdy four wins, Zweigen Kanazawa one win, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Kato 10 goals | L. Meireles 9 goals |  J. Koike 7 goals |
Tokyo Verdy missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| Tokyo Verdy | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 41 |
| 31 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 43 |
| 80% | 79% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 60% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 70% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 47% |
| 27% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 30% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 23% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 37% | 43% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 27% |
| 40% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 249 | 124 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 157 | 359 |
| 97 | 44 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 51 | 119 |
| 32% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 43% | 34% |
- Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Tokushima Vortis | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 59 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 59 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | Tochigi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 42 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 40 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -2 | 39 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 36 |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 17 | JEF United | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | -3 | 35 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 32 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -25 | 29 |
| 21 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -22 | 26 |
| 22 | Ehime | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -18 | 25 |