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

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J. League · 2025

FC Tōkyō

1 – 0

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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 Tokyo vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tokyo 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	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

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	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–0	W
31 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Kyoto 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

71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

14% 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

4/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	5 G	2 A
Marcelo Ryan	3 G	2 A
Soma Anzai	3 G

Avispa Fukuoka

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! FC Tōkyō vs Avispa Fukuoka — let the football do the talking.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
9' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Takaaki Shichi gets a card.
14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
19' Kei Koizumi is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
24' Avispa Fukuoka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' FC Tōkyō currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' Brilliant from the ! Marcelo Ryan makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 41.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Wellington.
46' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Fujimoto is hanging Takaaki Shichi on the field on 46 minute.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact .
55' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Nassim Ben Khalifa by Shahab Zahedi Tabar on 55 minute.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Kazuya Konno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Keigo Higashi exits the field as Kento Hashimoto enters on 66.
71' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teruhito Nakagawa is hanging Marcelo Ryan on the field on 75 minute.
76' Kazuya Konno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shintaro Nago at the 76 minute mark.
81' 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 Sei Muroya suffering a number of foals already.
83' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Itsuki Oda by Masato Yuzawa on 83 minute.
86' Kento Hashimoto was booked on 86.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Soma Anzai argues furiously but the card stands.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Tōkyō players.

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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
Naoki Kumata	1
Leandro	1
Ryoga Sato	1
Kazuya Konno	1
Juanma	1
Yuto Nagatomo	1

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2025-09-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC W 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo62% Draw18% Avispa Fukuoka20%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw

80%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

38%

FC Tokyo or Avispa Fukuoka

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo50% Draw31% Avispa Fukuoka19%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.