FC Tōkyō vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

FC Tōkyō

2 – 1

Full Time

Albirex Niigata

Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 32,181 HT 45' · FT 45'

Teruhito Nakagawa 8' 1–0

1–1 12' Ryotaro Ito

Diego Oliveira 34' 2–1

Y 65' Yota Komi

Y 77' Yoshiaki Takagi

Y 89' Kazuhiko Chiba

Kei Koizumi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hayato Shimizu
Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
Assistant 2 Hideaki Nishio

8 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

FC Tōkyō 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-29 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Albirex Niigata	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
15 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D
01 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L
18 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
15 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–2	W
09 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–3	L
18 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' FC Tōkyō have kicked off against Albirex Niigata. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
8' Teruhito Nakagawa does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
9' Against the run of play, Teruhito Nakagawa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryotaro Ito makes it 0-3.
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Albirex Niigata's compact 4-2-3-1.
27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
32' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Gustavo Nescau has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' Goal! Diego Oliveira scores his 87 goal in 437 matches.
39' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
44' Albirex Niigata come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Albirex Niigata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kazuhiko Chiba suffering a number of foals already.
59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
63' The crowd applauds Yuji Hoshi as he leaves the pitch. Gustavo Nescau steps in for Albirex Niigata.
64' Fresh legs for Albirex Niigata! Gustavo Nescau comes on to replace Yuji Hoshi.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yota Komi.
66' Kashif Bangunagande makes way for Shuhei Tokumoto at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
67' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Teruhito Nakagawa is withdrawn and Keigo Higashi gets his opportunity.
72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
77' Yoshiaki Takagi is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
78' Naoto Arai gets the nod from Albirex Niigata. He replaces Soya Fujiwara and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Yuto Horigome has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' Yuzuru Shimada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takahiro Koh at the 84 minute mark.
89' Kazuhiko Chiba is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kei Koizumi on 90.
90' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Yuto Nagatomo on, Hotaka Nakamura off on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

50
Daichi Tagami
20
Yuzuru Shimada ↑ 84'
2
Naoto Arai ↑ 78'
23
Gustavo Nescau ↑ 64'
16
Yota Komi ↑ 63'
39
Haruki Nishimura
33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 64'

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keita Endo	2
Marcelo Ryan	2
Diego Oliveira	2
Teruhito Nakagawa	2
Fumiya Hayakawa	1
Leon Nozawa	1
Kei Koizumi	1
Danilo	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.09 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō50% Draw26% Albirex Niigata24%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

76%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

50%

FC Tōkyō or Albirex Niigata

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō33% Draw47% Albirex Niigata20%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

10.1%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

FC Tōkyō vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

Albirex Niigata Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Clean Sheet