FC Tokyo vs. Nagoya Grampus Match Preview Article

FC Tokyo, Recent Form

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The FC Tokyo squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-2 away defeat against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed.  In that game they had 54% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Sanfrecce Hiroshima who had 17 attempts and 5 on target.  

Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Peter Cklamovski where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. Hoever, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 11 in the same period.  They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have conceded a goal in 11 of their 15 games at home this season.  

Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.  

Nagoya Grampus, Recent Form

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Nagoya Grampus will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their away outing against Shonan Bellmare.  In that game they recorded 28 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 2 of their 9 shots on goal.  

When it comes to attacking power Kenta Hasegawa will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 10 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 9 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.  

Goalscorer Anderson Patric will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Nagoya Grampus.