Tokyo Verdy vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC H 4–2 W 15 Sep FC Tokyo A 0–1 L 30 Aug Yokohama FC A 0–0 D 23 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L 16 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L 09 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Sep Tokyo Verdy A 2–4 L 13 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L 30 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–5 L 23 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W 17 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W 10 Aug Gamba Osaka A 3–0 W Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Fagiano Okayama FC #15 Position #6 28 Points 26 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 29 Scored 41 32 Conceded 46 -3 GD -5 1.56 PPG 1.44 56% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Tokyo Verdy is hosting Fagiano Okayama FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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 Takahiro Yanagi suffering a number of foals already.
- 8' GOAL! Itsuki Someno scores on 8. Assisted by Koki Morita
- 13' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fagiano Okayama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 18' It looks surprising Fagiano Okayama FC does not make any changes. Daichi Tagami has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' 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.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 37' Goal! Ataru Esaka scores his 43 goal in 389 matches.
- 42' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 45' Fagiano Okayama FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Yuta Arai by Yuya Fukuda on 46 minute.
- 48' Sensational shot from Kazunari Ichimi. Fagiano Okayama FC is back in the lead.
- 49' GOAL! Hayato Hirao scores on 45. Assisted by Koki Morita
- 54' Naoki Hayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
- 59' Tokyo Verdy 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.
- 63' The whistle greets Ataru Esaka as he departs to be replaced by Hiroto Iwabuchi.
- 68' 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.
- 69' Sensational shot from Yuya Fukuda. Tokyo Verdy is back in the lead.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Werik. He replaces Hijiri Kato on 73 minute.
- 74' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Yuan Matsuhashi is replaced by Yosuke Uchida.
- 76' Shoji Toyama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hayato Hirao on 76 minute.
- 81' Haruka Motoyama is replacing Yuta Kamiya for the Fagiano Okayama FC side.
- 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuya Miyahara made 417 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' What a strike from Hiroto Taniguchi! The score is 4-2.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 19
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 40
- 71
Bench
- 14
- 38
- 15
- 21
- 20
- 17
- 25
- 26
Coach Hiroshi JofukuFagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 49
- 88
- 43
- 18
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22
Kazunari Ichimi ↓ Lucao 46'
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8
Ataru Esaka ↓ Hiroto Iwabuchi 63'
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33
Yuta Kamiya ↓ Haruka Motoyama 81'
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50
Hijiri Kato ↓ Werik 73'
- 27
- 14
- 4
Bench
- 77
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28
Masaya Matsumoto ↑ 63'
- 15
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98
Werik ↑ 73'
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26
Haruka Motoyama ↑ 81'
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99
Lucao ↑ 46'
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19
Hiroto Iwabuchi ↑ 63'
- 3
- 17
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazunari Ichimi 1 Ataru Esaka 1 Yuto Tsunashima 1 Yuya Fukuda 1 Itsuki Someno 1 Hiroto Taniguchi 1 Hayato Hirao 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-09-20 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-09-13 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-08-30 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-08-23 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-08-17 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2025-08-10 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.49 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Fagiano Okayama FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 58% 42% ± 4.5 39% 61% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 76%Draw or Fagiano Okayama FC 45%Tokyo Verdy or Fagiano Okayama FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8%1 – 1 7.4%3 – 1 6.5%2 – 2 6.4%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 2 5.3%2 – 0 5.1%3 – 0 4.1%4 – 1 4.1%1 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.5%4 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 16% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 19% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 13% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 7% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.