Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between FC Tokyo and Kawasaki Frontale, taking place on Friday, 12 May 2023, at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
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FC Tokyo, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for FC Tokyo supremo Albert Puig after sustaining a heavy 5-1 away loss to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. During that encounter they had 49% possession and had 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target, while their opponents hit 10 of their 20 shots on goal.
Puig will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 12 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 8 goals they managed at the other end. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at Ajinomoto Stadium.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
When it comes to home matches at Ajinomoto Stadium, Ryoma Watanabe will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 5 league goals for FC Tokyo in their last 6 home games.
Kawasaki Frontale, Recent FormKawasaki Frontale enter this game with a comfortable 1-0 home win over Sagan Tosu last time out in the league. They achieved 54% possession in that match and had 19 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Sagan Tosu's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Tōru Oniki will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
They have put together an impressive run of away form recently, having clocked up 4 victories from 6 matches on the road.
Yū Kobayashi will be hoping to create problems for FC Tokyo in this one, having scored 3 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Kawasaki Frontale.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Kawasaki Frontale that came out on top with a 2-3 win.
Azzurro Nero will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 7 encounters with FC Tokyo. Goals come easy for Kawasaki when they travel to FC Tokyo, having recorded 11 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 3.67 goals per match.
Undefeated in their last 9 league encounters against FC Tokyo, Kawasaki have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last 7 times in a row.
Leandro Damião is on a hot scoring streak against FC Tokyo, having scored in each of Kawasaki's last 1 meetings with them.
With no real injury worries, FC Tokyo manager Albert Puig will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Kawasaki manager Tōru Oniki has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
FC Tokyo Playing at home | Kawasaki Frontale Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 55' |
| 43' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 0.6 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 5 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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