Thursday , 2 July 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
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 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 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

7
5
12
FC Tōkyō 24 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 Kyoto 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

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
33% 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
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Takahiro Ogihara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 18' What composure from Diego Oliveira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Brazil international Henrique Trevisan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Mizuki Arai, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' It’s high time Albert Puig made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Takahiro Ogihara comes on to replace Leo Osaki.
  • 51' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a 4-2-1-3 today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 58' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Mizuki Arai enters on 58.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Takahiro Ogihara is booked for Vissel Kobe — card on 59.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takayuki Yoshida might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Diego Oliveira makes way for Adailton at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • 68' Keigo Higashi makes way for Riki Harakawa at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Yuki Honda as he leaves the pitch. Thuler steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 76' Vissel Kobe make a change. Ryo Hatsuse trudges off to be replaced by Nanasei Iino on 76 minutes.
  • 79' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Kuryu Matsuki gets a card.
  • 82' Yuto Nagatomo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 82' Seiji Kimura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teruhito Nakagawa on 82 minute.
  • 87' Ryoma Watanabe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 90' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Hotaru Yamaguchi 3
Yuya Osako 3
Adailton 3
Ryuho Kikuchi 2
Yoshinori Muto 2
Douglas 2
Yojiro Takahagi 1

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 Kyoto 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.