Jubilo – With 1st choice GK Kawaguchi out for the season, 2nd choice Hatta will miss two weeks through injury, also!

Tokyo – DF Ota and MF Otaka are long term injury absentees. Reports say MF Ishikawa is doubtful, as well as MF Hasegawa, who is hopeful but nursing an injury. MF Baek will be a big loss for two more weeks at least.

Eight winds for Tokyo, seven wins for Jubilo and five draws over the last decade. Very evenly matched.

I was scathing about Jubilo Iwata’s (P15 W7 D3 L5 GD +9 Pts. 24) before the season and the difference was made by Baek. He is now injured, and Jubilo – already on a downward spiral of two losses in-a-row since the season resumed will miss him. They have conceded a 5th highest league total of 23 goals and now, with their 3rd choice keeper in the net for the next few games, they may well concede more and start slipping away from the top spot they seek.

FC Tokyo (P15 W8 D1 L6 GD +2 Pts. 25) have their share of injuries which is disrupting the team AND will lose players to the London Olympics very soon, so will really be looking to get another win on the board to keep within a few points of the top spot. After a draw with Reds and a loss to Marinos they came back with a vengeance and dispatched Cerezo last weekend, but then lost be the single goal against Reysol in midweek. EXPECT a WIN for FC TOKYO.