Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
FC Tōkyō
2 – 3
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Wed 10 Mar 2021 · 09:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Masato Morishige 45' Y
Y 80' Shion Inoue
Y 81' Shion Inoue

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Makoto Hibino
  • Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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

7
6
12
FC Tōkyō 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2020-12-19 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-10-19 Vissel Kobe 1–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-06-15 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Vissel Kobe H 2–3 L
06 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W
27 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
19 Dec Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
12 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
18 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 2–2 D
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar FC Tōkyō A 3–2 W
06 Mar Tokushima Vortis A 1–1 D
27 Feb Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
19 Dec FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L
18 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
15 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō this season
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 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
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 Tōkyō
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Tokyo to score. At the same time, Vissel Kobe does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Douglas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' FC Tokyo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergi Samper is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tokyo.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Masato Morishige is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
  • 55' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Keigo Higashi exits the field as Hirotaka Mita enters on 55.
  • 60' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 65' Goal! Douglas scores his 51 goal in 371 matches.
  • 66' Asahi Masuyama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergi Samper at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Kensuke Nagai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro on 71 minute.
  • 74' A goal from the Brazil international Diego Oliveira! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-2!
  • 77' What a moment for Kensuke Nagai! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' Shion Inoue picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Shion Inoue departs to be replaced by Daiju Sasaki.
  • 85' Yuta Goke adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' Douglas makes way for Takuya Yasui at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • Vissel Kobe celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2020-12-19 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-10-19 Vissel Kobe 1–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-06-15 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vissel Kobe

FC Tokyo Form

2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-12-19 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-02-27 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-12-19 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-11-15 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.51 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo48% Draw22% Vissel Kobe30%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
70%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
52%
FC Tokyo or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo39% Draw35% Vissel Kobe26%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 18% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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