FC Tokyo got to be the on form team at the moment in Japan. They look to be be in devastating form since the start of the second half of the season. Today though, they will turn their attention to the league cup, after coming out tops in their group of six teams during the summer break. Tokyo had a record of 4-1-1 in this competition thus far and Nagoya Grampus enters this stage of the cup knowing that it will not be easy. Coincidentally, Tokyo entertained Nagoya in the weekend whereby the hosts triumphed emphatically 3-0. FC Tokyo have now gone eight games unbeaten, winning six of the eight.

Their surge up the J league table would be impossible without their essential play maker Ishikawa, who have shown the nation why he has been rated as one of the rising stars. Tokyo have improved their home form compared to that of theirs in 08. Interestingly, Tokyo have netted an average of 2 goals in their past eight home matches and moreover, they have picked up maximum points in four of their last five fixtures. Nagoya are really in a slump at the moment and going against an in form Tokyo side might just proved to be catastrophic. Expect the hosts to dominate the game.

Pick: FC Tokyo @2.00