Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tokyo & Júbilo Iwata face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 form and stats
Tokyo was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Ybc Levain Cup. Nagoya Grampus was too strong.When playing at home in the J-League, Tokyo have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games.
Tokyo's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Adailton got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, the max score being 10. Adailton scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Cerezo Osaka with a 1-0 scoreline.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 eleven games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost four.
Tokyo are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Kyoto Sanga awaits in four days.
At Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Júbilo Iwata are still undefeated on their travels in the J-League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Júbilo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Gamba Osaka that finished 1-1. Attacker Omori got a player rating of 7.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Omori scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Kyoto Sanga.Júbilo Iwata have another game away from home in just four sleeps, a J-League game vs Urawa Reds. A rough timetable for the guests!
5 goals so far away for Júbilo Iwata, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Tokyo wins - draws - Júbilo Iwata wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 3 goals | R. Germain 2 goals |   M. Morishige 1 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Tokyo | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 43 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 27% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
