FC Tōkyō vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 03 May Albirex Niigata A 3–2 W 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 3–0 W 20 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L 06 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–3 L 03 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–0 W 20 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 1–0 W 16 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W 12 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W Season Stats
FC Tōkyō Vissel Kobe #12 Position #1 37 Points 35 18 Played 18 13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 55 Scored 41 42 Conceded 37 +13 GD +4 2.06 PPG 1.94 72% Win % 61% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonFC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Tōkyō is hosting Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
- 5' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 7' Henrique Trevisan was booked on 7.
- 12' 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.
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 27' Yuya Osako needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
- 32' 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 Kein Sato suffering a number of foals already.
- 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gotoku Sakai on 37.
- 42' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 47' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
- 52' Vissel Kobe seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 57' Keita Endo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 60' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Yuya Osako.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taisei Miyashiro made 439 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' Thuler is replacing Rikuto Hirose for the Vissel Kobe side.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Soma Anzai. He replaces Keita Endo on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 84' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kei Koizumi is replaced by Kyota Tokiwa on 84 minute.
- 86' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Klismahn is hanging Daiju Sasaki on the field on 86 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Marcelo Ryan.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Maki Kitahara. He replaces Kota Tawaratsumida on 90 minute.
- With this win, FC Tōkyō is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 47
- 18
- 99
- 22
- 37
- 13
- 44
- 19
- 33
- 32
- 16
Bench
- 5
- 39
- 4
- 30
- 41
- 7
- 28
- 53
- 27
Coach Rikizo MatsuhashiVissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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27
Erik ↓ Jean Patric 71'
- 24
- 7
- 6
- 1
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13
Daiju Sasaki ↓ Klismahn 86'
- 9
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Thuler 71'
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14
Koya Yuruki ↓ Yuya Osako 60'
- 4
- 15
Bench
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10
Yuya Osako ↑ 60'
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3
Thuler ↑ 71'
- 21
- 18
- 31
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 71'
- 30
- 2
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77
Klismahn ↑ 86'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 5 Hotaru Yamaguchi 3 Yuya Osako 3 Adailton 3 Ryuho Kikuchi 2 Yoshinori Muto 2 Douglas 2 Joan Oumari 1 Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.28 FC Tōkyō xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.61 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.89Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw 74%Draw or Vissel Kobe 48%FC Tōkyō or Vissel Kobe 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.3%2 – 1 8.3%2 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 6.2%1 – 2 5.9%2 – 0 5.4%3 – 2 5%1 – 0 Actual3 – 0 4%4 – 1 3.6%2 – 3 3.6%0 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Vissel Kobe covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 15% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 20% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 14% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.