Fagiano Okayama FC vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fagiano Okayama FC vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–1 L 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D 20 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L 12 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 06 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–0 W 02 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D 12 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L 05 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D 02 Apr FC Tokyo H 2–2 D Season Stats
Fagiano Okayama FC Tokyo Verdy #6 Position #15 26 Points 28 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 41 Scored 29 46 Conceded 32 -5 GD -3 1.44 PPG 1.56 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonFagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Fagiano Okayama FC and Tokyo Verdy has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Ataru Esaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Ryo Tabei was booked on 20.
- 25' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' The travelling Tokyo Verdy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Fagiano Okayama FC 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.
- 45' Fagiano Okayama FC is showing some good football. However, Fagiano Okayama FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' Fagiano Okayama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Itsuki Someno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 66' Yuto Tsunashima puts Tokyo Verdy on the lead.
- 67' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Hiroto Yamami by Kosuke Saito on 67 minute.
- 69' The Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes a substitution. Takaya Kimura departs to be replaced by Hiroto Iwabuchi.
- 74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hiroto Taniguchi suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Yuta Arai is replaced by Hijiri Onaga.
- 78' Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryunosuke Sato is hanging Masaya Matsumoto on the field on 78 minute.
- 82' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yudai Kimura is replaced by Itsuki Someno on 82 minute.
- 87' The whistle greets Lucao as he departs to be replaced by Gleyson.
- Full Time. Tokyo Verdy beats Fagiano Okayama FC
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Lineups
Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 49
- 2
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8
Ataru Esaka ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 78'
- 28
- 24
- 15
- 50
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27
Takaya Kimura ↓ Hiroto Iwabuchi 69'
- 99
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14
Ryo Tabei ↓ Yuta Kamiya 69'
- 4
Bench
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22
Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 78'
- 7
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33
Yuta Kamiya ↑ 69'
- 1
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39
Ryunosuke Sato ↑ 78'
- 45
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19
Hiroto Iwabuchi ↑ 69'
- 5
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9
Gleyson ↑ 87'
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 75'
- 6
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7
Koki Morita ↓ Shuhei Kawasaki 82'
- 1
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10
Yudai Kimura ↓ Itsuki Someno 82'
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11
Hiroto Yamami ↓ Kosuke Saito 67'
- 5
- 3
- 23
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Hijiri Onaga 75'
Bench
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22
Hijiri Onaga ↑ 75'
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8
Kosuke Saito ↑ 67'
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9
Itsuki Someno ↑ 82'
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37
Shuhei Kawasaki ↑ 82'
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19
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 75'
- 21
- 2
- 20
- 17
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuto Tsunashima 1 Yuya Fukuda 1 Itsuki Someno 1 Hiroto Taniguchi 1 Hayato Hirao 1 Kazunari Ichimi 1 Ataru Esaka 1 Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-04-29 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-04-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-04-20 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2025-04-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-04-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 FC Tokyo W 2025-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.16 Fagiano Okayama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Fagiano Okayama FC or Tokyo Verdy 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw 62%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 68%Fagiano Okayama FC or Tokyo Verdy 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 0 10.2%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.3%1 – 2 8.3%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 5.3%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 3.8%0 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
Handicap Fagiano Okayama FC covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 18% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 21% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.