FC Tokyo vs Shonan Bellmare, 2018
Overview
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FC Tokyo vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League .
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
- Shonan Bellmare 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Hirama
- Referee Yosuke Kubota
- Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
- Referee Yusuke Seino
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Shonan Bellmare | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Mar | V-Varen Nagasaki | A | 2–4 | L |
| 10 Mar | Júbilo Iwata | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Mar | Nagoya Grampus | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Vegalta Sendai | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | FC Tokyo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Mar | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Mar | Nagoya Grampus | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Mar | Gamba Osaka | H | 0–0 | D |
| 04 Mar | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Mar | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
38%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
H2H (24 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
FC Tokyo this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Tokyo
| 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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
- 5' Hikaru Arai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tokyo tonight.
- 10' Shonan Bellmare are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 15' Masato Morishige has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 20' The travelling Shonan Bellmare supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' The 33-year-old Kento Hashimoto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 30' It looks surprising Shonan Bellmare does not make any changes. Tsukasa Umesaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Shonan Bellmare is showing some good football. However, Shonan Bellmare are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Cho Kwijea might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 45' 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.
- 50' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 60' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shonan Bellmare backline.
- 65' Japan international Kotaro Omori has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shonan Bellmare needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Shonan Bellmare are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 48
- 33
- 25
- 29
- 38
- 18
- 8
- 39
-
17
Cayman Togashi ↓ Ryoichi Maeda 66'
-
9
Diego Oliveira ↓ Kensuke Nagai 79'
Bench
- 1
- 6
-
7
Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 90'
-
20
Ryoichi Maeda ↑ 66'
-
11
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 79'
- 15
- 5
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
Shonan Bellmare Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
-
29
Daiki Sugioka ↓ Mihael Mikic 66'
- 8
- 2
- 13
- 10
-
18
Temma Matsuda ↓ Hikaru Arai 66'
-
7
Tsukasa Umesaki ↓ Mitsuki Saito 55'
- 23
- 9
Bench
- 36
- 6
-
41
Mihael Mikic ↑ 66'
-
32
Hikaru Arai ↑ 66'
-
16
Mitsuki Saito ↑ 55'
- 17
- 31
Coach
Cho Kwijea
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 4 |
| Kensuke Nagai | 3 |
| Shuto Machino | 2 |
| Akito Suzuki | 2 |
| Leandro | 1 |
| Alexander Scholz | 1 |
| Kosuke Taketomi | 1 |
| Motoki Nagakura | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
Shonan Bellmare Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32
FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76
Shonan Bellmare xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
FC Tokyo or Draw
80%
Draw or Shonan Bellmare
48%
FC Tokyo or Shonan Bellmare
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo
| Handicap | FC Tokyo covers | Push | Shonan Bellmare covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 15% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 25% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

