FC TOKYO vs ChibaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Ajinomoto Stadium brings together two clubs who have started the J1 League badly. FC Tokyo are seventeenth on a single point: a 2-2 draw away and a 1-5 home defeat, three goals scored and seven conceded in two outings. JEF United Chiba prop up the standings on nothing after two losses, 0-4 at home and 0-3 away, and have yet to score at all; seven conceded and none scored make for a very lean record. The shared theme is defending, since both have already been beaten seven times in two games, and the hosts shipped five of those in a single evening. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.