Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tokyo vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
FC Tokyo
1 – 2
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 16,068 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Ryoga Sato
0–2 11' Yuya Yamagishi
Naoki Kumata 86' 1–2
Yuto Nagatomo 32' Y
Y 47' Yota Maejima
Henrique Trevisan 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
  • Assistant 2 Masahiro Horikoshi

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
1
6
FC Tokyo 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 FC Tokyo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo 2022-07-02 FC Tokyo 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 5–1 FC Tokyo 2021-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L
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
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep FC Tokyo A 2–1 W
26 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L
12 Aug Yokohama FC H 2–0 W
06 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
16 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo this season
14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' The wait is over. Avispa Fukuoka get us underway at Ajinomoto Stadium.
  • 2' Ryoga Sato does the damage! The net is bulging and Avispa Fukuoka surge ahead!
  • 7' 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.
  • 11' Assisted by Kazuya Konno with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Yamagishi makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their 4-2-1-3 trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Yuto Nagatomo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Diego Oliveira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 87 goals in his last 441 appearances.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yota Maejima on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Tatsuki Nara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a card for Henrique Trevisan.
  • 58' Avispa Fukuoka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Keigo Higashi exits the field as Riki Harakawa enters on 60.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Takeshi Kanamori on, Yuya Yamagishi off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Yota Maejima exits the field as Masato Yuzawa enters on 69.
  • 74' Naoki Kumata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Oliveira at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Shirai. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe on 83 minute.
  • 85' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Ryoga Sato trudges off to be replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Against the run of play, Naoki Kumata has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • With this win, Avispa Fukuoka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Yamagishi 5
Lukian 3
Kuryu Matsuki 1
Masato Shigemi 1
Daiki Miya 1
Tomoya Ando 1
Marcelo Ryan 1
Naoki Kumata 1

Head to Head

2023-09-03 FC Tokyo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo 2022-07-02 FC Tokyo 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 5–1 FC Tokyo 2021-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Form

2023-09-03 FC Tokyo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-08-26 FC Tokyo 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 FC Tokyo L 2023-08-12 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2023-07-16 FC Tokyo 1–3 Kashima Antlers L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-09-03 FC Tokyo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-26 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-08-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2023-08-12 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Yokohama FC W 2023-08-06 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-07-16 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.2 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.28 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo48% Draw20% Avispa Fukuoka32%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes85% 0% No15%
Avg goals/match: 5.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 78%
22%
± 4.5 62%
38%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
68%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
52%
FC Tokyo or Avispa Fukuoka
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo44% Draw31% Avispa Fukuoka25%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
4 – 2
4.6%
3 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
4.1%
1 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
Actual
4 – 3
3.5%
5 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 15% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 17% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 12% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 8% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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