Tōkyō Verdy vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Tōkyō Verdy vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tōkyō Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Atsushi Kamimura
6 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 11.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
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| 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 | Kyōto 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 | Tōkyō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct | FC Tōkyō | H | 0–4 | L |
| 11 Oct | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Sep | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Sep | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Sep | Vissel Kobe | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
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| 17 Oct | Tōkyō Verdy | A | 4–0 | W |
| 10 Oct | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 3–0 | W |
| 19 Sep | Nagoya Grampus | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | Gamba Osaka | A | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Sep | Kyōto Sanga FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Sep | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Tōkyō Verdy | FC Tōkyō | |
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| #15 | Position | #12 |
| 28 | Points | 37 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 10 / 0 / 8 | W / D / L | 13 / 0 / 5 |
| 29 | Scored | 55 |
| 32 | Conceded | 42 |
| -3 | GD | +13 |
| 1.56 | PPG | 2.06 |
| 56% | Win % | 72% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Tōkyō Verdy this season
Tōkyō Verdy this season
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
Tōkyō Verdy are 15th (28 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tōkyō Verdy
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/4
46-60
–/8
61-75
4/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Tōkyō Verdy
| Naoki Hayashi | 2 G |
| Shuhei Mizoguchi | 1 G |
FC Tōkyō
| 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' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Kyota Tokiwa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Tokyo Verdy so far.
- 10' Tokyo Verdy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 15' The 26-year-old Matheus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 18' The referee has no hesitation. Itsuki Someno is booked for Tokyo Verdy — card on 18.
- 23' FC Tōkyō have won 416 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 28' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yuya Fukuda is replaced by Issei Kumatoriya on 28 minute.
- 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rikizo Matsuhashi will be considering his options from the bench.
- 38' A quiet spell here at Ajinomoto Stadium. FC Tōkyō seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 41' Alexander Scholz does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
- 46' Kazunari Ichimi is replacing Kim Hyun-woo for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 55' The deadlock is broken! Marcelo Ryan gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
- 58' Yuta Arai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
- 63' Naoki Hayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 66' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Kosuke Saito is replaced by Rei Hirakawa.
- 67' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Kashif Bangunagande is replaced by Rio Omori.
- 68' What composure from Motoki Nagakura! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-3.
- 73' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 74' Kyota Tokiwa gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Takahiro Ko and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kosuke Saito, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Koki Morita. He replaces Kanya Fujimoto on 80 minute.
- 81' Kazunari Ichimi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 83' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Dani Gomez on, Marcelo Ryan off on 83 minutes.
- 84' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fuki Yamada is hanging Soma Anzai on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' Yuta Arai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- Another three points for FC Tōkyō.
Lineups
Tōkyō Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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Bench
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FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
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Kashif Bangunagande ↓ Rio Omori 67'
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Takahiro Ko ↓ Kyota Tokiwa 74'
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Marcelo Ryan ↓ Dani Gomez 83'
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Kota Tawaratsumida ↓ Kein Sato 67'
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Soma Anzai ↓ Fuki Yamada 84'
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Bench
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Rio Omori ↑ 67'
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Fuki Yamada ↑ 84'
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Kein Sato ↑ 67'
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Kyota Tokiwa ↑ 74'
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Dani Gomez ↑ 83'
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
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| Motoki Nagakura | 3 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Itsuki Someno | 2 |
| Kein Sato | 1 |
| Naoki Hayashi | 1 |
| Alexander Scholz | 1 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 1 |
| Sei Muroya | 1 |
Head to Head
Tōkyō Verdy Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34
Tōkyō Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47
FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
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| ± 0.5 | 97% |
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3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
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11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
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28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
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48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
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67% |
Double Chance
Tōkyō Verdy or Draw
43%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
79%
Tōkyō Verdy or FC Tōkyō
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 4
4.4%
0 – 0
3.4%
0 – 4
Actual
Asian Handicap — Tōkyō Verdy
| Handicap | Tōkyō Verdy covers | Push | FC Tōkyō covers |
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| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 5% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +1 | 39% | 20% | 40% |
| +1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +2 | 60% | 18% | 22% |
| +2.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
Clean Sheet
Tōkyō Verdy keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
27%
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Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

