FC Tokyo vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryuji Sato
- Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai
- Referee Osamu Akasaka
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 27 Jul V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–1 L 22 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos H 5–2 W 18 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W 20 May Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D 13 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D 13 May Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Jul FC Tokyo A 1–0 W 22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L 18 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L 19 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–5 L 13 May Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W 12 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W Season Stats
FC Tokyo V-Varen Nagasaki #2 Position #15 37 Points 21 18 Played 18 13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 55 Scored 25 42 Conceded 33 +13 GD -8 2.06 PPG 1.17 72% Win % 39% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this seasonFC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 15th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededV-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Tokyo gets underway.
- 5' Ryota Takasugi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' V-Varen Nagasaki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Lins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' Yuhei Tokunaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masato Kurogi made 183 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' 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.
- 70' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tokyo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' 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.
- 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' V-Varen Nagasaki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takuo Okubo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Full Time. V-Varen Nagasaki beats FC Tokyo
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Lineups
FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 38
- 18
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Yojiro Takahagi ↓ Lins 79'
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39
Kotaro Omori ↓ Sotan Tanabe 70'
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11
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Cayman Togashi 46'
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- 5
Bench
- 30
- 25
- 29
- 7
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27
Sotan Tanabe ↑ 70'
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17
Cayman Togashi ↑ 46'
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Lins ↑ 79'
Coach Kenta HasegawaV-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Starting XI
- 45
- 30
- 4
- 32
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15
Yuzuru Shimada ↓ Yusuke Maeda 78'
- 3
- 28
- 10
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Juanma ↓ Shu Hiramatsu 86'
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Bench
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Yusuke Maeda ↑ 78'
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- 23
- 34
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Shu Hiramatsu ↑ 86'
Coach Takuya Takagi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 3 Diego Oliveira 3 Keigo Higashi 1 Kensuke Nagai 1 Keita Nakamura 1 Shogo Nakahara 1 Juanma 1 Keigo Higashi 1 Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.41 FC Tokyo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.37 V-Varen Nagasaki xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: V-Varen Nagasaki winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.78Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
FC Tokyo or Draw 76%Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki 46%FC Tokyo or V-Varen Nagasaki 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual2 – 1 8.8%1 – 1 8.4%3 – 1 7%2 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 6%3 – 0 5.2%1 – 0 5.1%1 – 2 5.1%3 – 2 4.8%4 – 1 4.2%0 – 0 3.5%4 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo
Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 17% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 20% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 11% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet 26% ✓V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 10% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.