On Saturday Dec 4th, Tokyo will host Avispa Fukuoka at Ajinomoto Stadium in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Tokyo is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tsukasa Shiotani struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 12th minute on a feed from Kosei Shibasaki, then Adailton tied it up for Tokyo in the 58th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Kazuya Konno to cap off a wild match. Tokyo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Avispa Fukuoka, recorded a 2-2 draw against Vegalta Sendai. Jordy Croux struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 26th minute, then R. Kida tied it up for Vegalta Sendai in the 49th minute on a feed from Felippe Cardoso . Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Apr 17th, Avispa Fukuoka was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Bruno Mendes scored the first goal for Avispa Fukuoka in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tokyo was frustrated by Avispa Fukuoka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Avispa Fukuoka ended the match with the shutout victory.
John Mary and Katsuya Iwatake are the top scorers for Avispa Fukuoka in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Tokyo’s most prolific scorer has been Adailton. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.