Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
FC Tōkyō
2 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 48,634 HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Oliveira 18' 1–0
1–1 90+3' Yuya Osako pen
Adailton 90+10' 2–1
2–2 90+14' Hotaru Yamaguchi
Y 59' Takahiro Ogihara
Kuryu Matsuki 79' Y
Yuto Nagatomo 82' Y
Taishi Nozawa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Osamu nomura
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

7
6
12
FC Tōkyō 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2023-05-27 Vissel Kobe 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 FC Tōkyō 2022-04-06 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
19 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–2 L
12 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC H 2–0 W
06 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
16 Jul Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
08 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FC Tōkyō A 2–2 D
19 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
12 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
06 Aug Yokohama FC A 0–2 L
22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 D
16 Jul Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 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
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ 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
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Ajinomoto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Tokyo and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gotoku Sakai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The 35-year-old Takahiro Ogihara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 18' What a strike from Diego Oliveira! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' Hotaru Yamaguchi, a Japan , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Brazil international Henrique Trevisan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Leo Osaki departs to be replaced by Takahiro Ogihara.
  • 51' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Taishi Nozawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Koya Yuruki makes way for Mizuki Arai at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a card for Takahiro Ogihara.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Adailton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Oliveira on 67 minute.
  • 68' FC Tokyo make a change. Keigo Higashi trudges off to be replaced by Riki Harakawa on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takayuki Yoshida might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 75 minute. Yuki Honda leaves to be changed by Thuler.
  • 76' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Ryo Hatsuse has done his job and it is now time for Nanasei Iino to step up.
  • 79' Kuryu Matsuki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
  • 82' Yuto Nagatomo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Seiji Kimura is replacing Teruhito Nakagawa for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Taishi Nozawa. He receives a card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Yuya Osako 4
Yoshinori Muto 3
Hotaru Yamaguchi 3
Adailton 3
Douglas 2
Motoki Nagakura 2
Ryuho Kikuchi 2

Head to Head

2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2023-05-27 Vissel Kobe 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 FC Tōkyō 2022-04-06 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tōkyō

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2023-07-16 FC Tōkyō 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tōkyō D

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2023-08-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-07-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.52 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō49% Draw22% Vissel Kobe29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
71%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
51%
FC Tōkyō or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō39% Draw35% Vissel Kobe26%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
4 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%

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% 18% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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