Tokyo Verdy vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 12 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
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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Tokyo Verdy
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
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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Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form