FC Tokyo vs Yokohama FC Live Stream, Predictions

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FC Tokyo

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FC Tokyo will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 1-0 J. League Cup loss in their previous game against Cerezo Osaka.

Capixaba (86') scored for Cerezo Osaka.

It has been all too rare in recent games where FC Tokyo have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that FC Tokyo have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals during that time. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Heading into this contest, FC Tokyo haven't been beaten in the league by Yokohama FC in their previous 2 games.

Yokohama FC

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in J. League Cup action, Yokohama FC and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

For Yokohama FC, goals were scored by Caprini (59') and Hayato Sugita (88' Own goal). Makoto Mitsuta (75') and Sho Sasaki (80') scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Yokohama FC, three or more goals have been struck. The average number of goals per game during that time is 4.17, with the number of goals averaged by Yokohama FC being 1.67.

Going into this encounter, Yokohama FC are undefeated in their last 4 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 25/09/2011 shows that FC Tokyo have won 5 of these and Yokohama FC 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.

A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 11 from FC Tokyo and 2 created by Yokohama. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The last league encounter between the two was J1 League match day 29 on 18/09/2021 and the score finished FC Tokyo 4-0 Yokohama FC.

That time, FC Tokyo managed 48% possession and 17 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. The goalscorers were Diego Oliveira (19', 43') and Leandro (21', 86').

For their opponents, Yokohama FC got 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Nobutsugu Murakami.

🗞️ Team News: FC Tokyo

Ryoma Watanabe (Kidney problems) and Shuto Abe (Biceps femoris muscle injury) will be missing for FC Tokyo boss Albert Puig.

🗞️ Team News: Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC boss Shuhei Yomoda has multiple availability issues to deal with. Gabriel (Cruciate Ligament Injury) and Saulo Mineiro (Achilles tendon rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🔮 Prediction

It looks to us that FC Tokyo should have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

In contrast, Yokohama FC won’t find it easy getting on the scoresheet although we do think it’s probable that they will be hitting back at some stage, too.

We reckon that it will be a decent 3-1 winning margin for FC Tokyo come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 03:07 08/03/2023