April 10th features a match where Tokyo and Urawa Reds will play a match in Chōfu in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Tokyo, recorded a 3-1 win against Vissel Kobe. Hotaru Yamaguchi scored the first goal for Vissel Kobe in the 12th minute, then Adailton got the equalizer for Tokyo in the 55th minute on a feed from Nagai But luckily in the 57th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Morishige. Tokyo is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while urawa Reds sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Ataru Esaka scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 33rd minute on a penalty kick, then Valdo got the equalizer for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 69th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara earning Shimizu S-Pulse at least a draw. Urawa Reds looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Urawa Reds won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both David Moberg Karlsson and Ataru Esaka have been the hottest scorers for Urawa Reds in the last five each having scored 2 goals. For Tokyo, their top scorers are Diego Queiroz de Oliveira and Morishige, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.