FC Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

FC Tokyo

1 – 0

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 62' Gotoku Sakai

Y 81' Ryuho Kikuchi

Overview

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FC Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Reo Tanaka
Referee Kota Watanabe

4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

FC Tokyo 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo 2019-10-19 Vissel Kobe 1–3 FC Tokyo 2019-06-15 FC Tokyo 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-08-05 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
12 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
18 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–2	D
15 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
11 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
31 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	FC Tokyo	A	0–1	L
18 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–1	L
15 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–2	L
11 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
08 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	1–2	L
03 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

FC Tokyo		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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 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

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo

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

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FC Tōkyō host Vissel Kobe — let the battle begin!
5' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 441 games and scored 404 goals.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Kyogo Furuhashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' 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.
45' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Yojiro Takahagi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuya Konno on 46 minute.
51' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' 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.
61' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyogo Furuhashi is hanging Keijiro Ogawa on the field on 61 minute.
62' The referee calls foul for Gotoku Sakai. He receives a Yellow card.
67' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Junya Tanaka is replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto on 67 minute.
70' The supporters are chanting for Hirotaka Mita. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 70 minute.
71' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Takumi Nakamura by Hotaka Nakamura on 71 minute.
75' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Takuya Yasui exits the field as Yuya Nakasaka enters on 75.
80' The 28-year-old Go Hatano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Ryuho Kikuchi will be fuming at that decision.
85' Joan Oumari has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
90' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kensuke Nagai departs to be replaced by Takuya Uchida.
Another three points for FC Tōkyō.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Ryo Hatsuse
11
Kyogo Furuhashi ↑ 61'
44
So Fujitani
38
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 61'
31
Yuya Nakasaka ↑ 75'
28
Kenshin Yoshimaru
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 67'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	5
Yuya Osako	4
Adailton	3
Yoshinori Muto	3
Hotaru Yamaguchi	3
Ryuho Kikuchi	2
Douglas	2
Motoki Nagakura	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.35 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo60% Draw21% Vissel Kobe19%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

80%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

40%

FC Tokyo or Vissel Kobe

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tokyo43% Draw38% Vissel Kobe19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

FC Tokyo vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

Vissel Kobe Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Clean Sheet