FC Tōkyō vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

FC Tōkyō

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Avispa Fukuoka

Tue 23 Sep 2025 · 09:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Takaaki Shichi

Y 45' Wellington

YR 45' Wellington

Kento Hashimoto 86' Y

Soma Anzai 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-03-15 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-06-30 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-03-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tōkyō 2023-09-03 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–0	W
15 Sep	Tōkyō Verdy	H	1–0	W
31 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	0–4	L
16 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–2	D

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
20 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–2	L
13 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–4	L
31 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–2	L
23 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
16 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō		Avispa Fukuoka
#12	Position	#10
37	Points	21
18	Played	18
13 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
55	Scored	49
42	Conceded	59
+13	GD	-10
2.06	PPG	1.17
72%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! FC Tokyo vs Avispa Fukuoka — let the football do the talking.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
9' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Takaaki Shichi on 9 minutes.
14' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
24' Masaaki Murakami, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' 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 Shintaro Nago suffering a number of foals already.
39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' What a strike from Marcelo Ryan! The score is 1-0.
45' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
46' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Takaaki Shichi by Kazuki Fujimoto on 46 minute.
51' 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.
55' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Nassim Ben Khalifa trudges off to be replaced by Shahab Zahedi Tabar on 55 minutes.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Avispa Fukuoka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
66' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Keigo Higashi has done his job and it is now time for Kento Hashimoto to step up.
71' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
75' FC Tokyo make a change. Marcelo Ryan trudges off to be replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa on 75 minutes.
76' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Shintaro Nago is replaced by Kazuya Konno.
81' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' Masato Yuzawa is replacing Itsuki Oda for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
86' That is a card for FC Tokyo. Kento Hashimoto will be fuming at that decision.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Soma Anzai.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Avispa Fukuoka.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

3
Tatsuki Nara
17
Wellington
14
Shintaro Nago ↓ Kazuya Konno 76'
16
Itsuki Oda ↓ Masato Yuzawa 83'
18
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 46'
77
Takaaki Shichi ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 46'
37
Masaya Tashiro
31
Masaaki Murakami
88
Daiki Matsuoka
11
Tomoya Miki
20
Tomoya Ando

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Yamagishi	5
Lukian	3
Ryotaro Araki	1
Bruno Mendes	1
Daiki Matsuoka	1
Kuryu Matsuki	1
Masato Shigemi	1
Daiki Miya	1

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2025-09-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-08-16 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 FC Tōkyō D

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-09-20 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-08-31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-08-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

3.21 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō62% Draw18% Avispa Fukuoka20%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 5.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	72%	28%
± 4.5	55%	45%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

80%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

38%

FC Tōkyō or Avispa Fukuoka

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō50% Draw31% Avispa Fukuoka19%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 1

6.2%

3 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

5.1%

4 – 2

4.6%

1 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.5%

5 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	17%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	18%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	10%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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