Ybc Levain Cup betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Kawasaki Frontale - Tokyo game

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Competition: Japan Ybc Levain Cup
Competition: Wed 07.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium (27495 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kawasaki Frontale or Tokyo that keep their silverware dream alive.

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.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

Kawasaki Frontale have been outstanding at home so far in the J-League with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. This match is a Ybc Levain Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. The Kawasaki fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Kawasaki Frontale has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Kawasaki has won eight games in a row. The Vissel Kobe match was the last time out without a victory.

Kawasaki are returning here after visiting Cerezo Osaka in a J-League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. K. Mitoma and Leandro Damião scored the goal(s). In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Shonan Bellmare with a 1-0 scoreline.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vegalta Sendai are coming to town in three days.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Kawasaki Frontale is on fire here. A stunning 31 from 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kawasaki's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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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Tokyo form and stats

Tokyo was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the quarter-finals last season.

Tokyo have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 7-5-1 from 13 games. Momentum is building for Tokyo in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The Tokyo goalkeeper Akihiro Hayashi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 196 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two travels in a row for Tokyo, whose manager K. Hasegawa could celebrate last time after the J-League win against Shonan Bellmare. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Urawa Reds at their stadium, the result 1-0.

A new game in only three days for Tokyo, the J-League home match versus Gamba Osaka. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Tokyo's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Tokyo have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kawasaki six wins, two draws and Tokyo two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KawasakiL. da Silva dos Santos
L. da Silva dos Santos
11 goals
Kawasaki FrontaleY. Kobayashi
Y. Kobayashi
11 goals
TokyoW. Oliveira Moura
W. Oliveira Moura
8 goals

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Tokyo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kawasaki Frontale Tokyo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
21 10   Won W   7 15
3 1   Drew D   5 5
1 0   Lost L   1 5
78 36   Scored S   21 41
24 11   Conceded C   14 27
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
84% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 68%
80% 82%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 56%
72% 73%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 36%
44% 55%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
64% 73%   BTTS BTTS   54% 44%
32% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 48%
8% 9%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.7 0.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.3
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
391 191   Total Shots T S   119 247
164 77   Shots on Target S O   54 102
48% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 38%

  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 21 18 2 1 62 19 10 9 1 0 31 10 11 9 1 1 31 9 43 56
2 Tokyo 23 13 5 5 37 27 10 6 0 4 16 13 13 7 5 1 21 14 10 44
3 Cerezo Osaka 21 13 3 5 31 23 10 5 2 3 12 8 11 8 1 2 19 15 8 42
4 Nagoya Grampus 20 11 3 6 31 20 9 6 1 2 18 11 11 5 2 4 13 9 11 36
5 Gamba Osaka 19 11 2 6 28 23 10 5 0 5 12 13 9 6 2 1 16 10 5 35
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 23 10 4 9 46 38 13 6 2 5 28 20 10 4 2 4 18 18 8 34
7 Kashiwa Reysol 20 10 3 7 38 28 10 4 1 5 21 19 10 6 2 2 17 9 10 33
8 Kashima Antlers 21 10 3 8 31 29 9 4 3 2 14 12 12 6 0 6 17 17 2 33
9 Vissel Kobe 23 8 8 7 39 37 13 4 4 5 23 23 10 4 4 2 16 14 2 32
10 Urawa Reds 21 9 3 9 26 36 12 3 3 6 8 17 9 6 0 3 18 19 -10 30
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 8 4 7 30 22 9 4 2 3 18 11 10 4 2 4 12 11 8 28
12 Oita Trinita 21 8 4 9 25 29 11 4 3 4 10 14 10 4 1 5 15 15 -4 28
13 Yokohama 20 6 2 12 25 40 10 3 1 6 12 21 10 3 1 6 13 19 -15 20
14 Sagan Tosu 18 4 6 8 20 26 9 3 3 3 11 9 9 1 3 5 9 17 -6 18
15 Consadole Sapporo 21 4 6 11 26 43 11 1 4 6 14 23 10 3 2 5 12 20 -17 18
16 Vegalta Sendai 19 2 6 11 21 38 9 0 3 6 9 19 10 2 3 5 12 19 -17 12
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 3 3 15 27 47 10 2 0 8 18 23 11 1 3 7 9 24 -20 12
18 Shonan Bellmare 19 2 3 14 14 32 10 1 2 7 4 12 9 1 1 7 10 20 -18 9

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 21 18 2 1 62 19 10 9 1 0 31 10 11 9 1 1 31 9 43 56
2 Tokyo 23 13 5 5 37 27 10 6 0 4 16 13 13 7 5 1 21 14 10 44
3 Cerezo Osaka 21 13 3 5 31 23 10 5 2 3 12 8 11 8 1 2 19 15 8 42
4 Nagoya Grampus 20 11 3 6 31 20 9 6 1 2 18 11 11 5 2 4 13 9 11 36
5 Gamba Osaka 19 11 2 6 28 23 10 5 0 5 12 13 9 6 2 1 16 10 5 35
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 23 10 4 9 46 38 13 6 2 5 28 20 10 4 2 4 18 18 8 34
7 Kashiwa Reysol 20 10 3 7 38 28 10 4 1 5 21 19 10 6 2 2 17 9 10 33
8 Kashima Antlers 21 10 3 8 31 29 9 4 3 2 14 12 12 6 0 6 17 17 2 33
9 Vissel Kobe 23 8 8 7 39 37 13 4 4 5 23 23 10 4 4 2 16 14 2 32
10 Urawa Reds 21 9 3 9 26 36 12 3 3 6 8 17 9 6 0 3 18 19 -10 30
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 8 4 7 30 22 9 4 2 3 18 11 10 4 2 4 12 11 8 28
12 Oita Trinita 21 8 4 9 25 29 11 4 3 4 10 14 10 4 1 5 15 15 -4 28
13 Yokohama 20 6 2 12 25 40 10 3 1 6 12 21 10 3 1 6 13 19 -15 20
14 Sagan Tosu 18 4 6 8 20 26 9 3 3 3 11 9 9 1 3 5 9 17 -6 18
15 Consadole Sapporo 21 4 6 11 26 43 11 1 4 6 14 23 10 3 2 5 12 20 -17 18
16 Vegalta Sendai 19 2 6 11 21 38 9 0 3 6 9 19 10 2 3 5 12 19 -17 12
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 3 3 15 27 47 10 2 0 8 18 23 11 1 3 7 9 24 -20 12
18 Shonan Bellmare 19 2 3 14 14 32 10 1 2 7 4 12 9 1 1 7 10 20 -18 9

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