Tuesday , 25 August 2026

FC Tokyo vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
FC Tokyo
2 – 1
Full Time
Tokyo Verdy
Sun 10 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Koki Morita
Sei Muroya 41' 1–1
Motoki Nagakura 90+5' 2–1
Kento Hashimoto 21' Y
Keita Endo 56' Y
Alexander Scholz 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Assistant 1 Masaru Hasegawa (Japan)
  • Assistant 2

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 Tokyo 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

2
3
1
FC Tokyo 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Tokyo Verdy
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 FC Tokyo 2–1 Tokyo Verdy 2026-03-22 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 FC Tokyo 2025-09-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 2025-04-02 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo 2024-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W
06 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 0–3 L
02 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W
24 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 5–2 W
11 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 3–1 W
Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
06 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
29 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
18 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–0 W
12 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy
#12 Position #15
37 Points 28
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
55 Scored 29
42 Conceded 32
+13 GD -3
2.06 PPG 1.56
72% Win % 56%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
50% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 2 G
Marcelo Ryan 1 G
Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 1 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Tokyo host Tokyo Verdy — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Ryunosuke Sato is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Tokyo Verdy tonight.
  • 15' Tokyo Verdy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Tokyo Verdy come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' Kento Hashimoto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' Koki Morita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 96 appearances.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Koki Morita gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Tokyo Verdy have won 83 goals from 96 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' What composure from Sei Muroya! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rikizo Matsuhashi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Tokyo Verdy's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 56' Keita Endo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Itsuki Someno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 79' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a card on 79.
  • 84' Kein Sato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Motoki Nagakura 2
Keita Endo 2
Itsuki Someno 2
Koki Morita 1
Tomoya Miki 1
Henrique Trevisan 1
Kein Sato 1
Naoki Hayashi 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 FC Tokyo 2–1 Tokyo Verdy 2026-03-22 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 FC Tokyo 2025-09-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 2025-04-02 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo 2024-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-05-10 FC Tokyo 2–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-06 FC Tokyo 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 FC Tokyo W 2026-04-24 FC Tokyo 5–2 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-04-11 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–3 FC Tokyo W

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-05-10 FC Tokyo 2–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-03 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.29 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Tokyo Verdy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō55% Draw22% Tokyo Verdy23%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
76%
Draw or Tokyo Verdy
45%
FC Tōkyō or Tokyo Verdy
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō41% Draw38% Tokyo Verdy21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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