Tokyo Verdy vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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 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 29 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D 15 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W 08 Mar Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W 06 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L 02 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–0 W 29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 01 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Vissel Kobe #15 Position #1 28 Points 35 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 29 Scored 41 32 Conceded 37 -3 GD +4 1.56 PPG 1.94 56% Win % 61% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Tokyo Verdy to score. At the same time, Vissel Kobe does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 421 games and scored 438 goals.
- 13' It’s gonna be a card for Yuya Kuwasaki.
- 18' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 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' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 48' 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.
- 50' The referee calls foul for Yuto Tsunashima. He receives a card.
- 51' What a strike from Koya Yuruki! The score is 0-1.
- 56' 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 Yuya Kuwasaki suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' 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.
- 65' Tokyo Verdy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroto Yamami is hanging Yuya Fukuda on the field on 65 minute.
- 68' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rikuto Hirose is hanging Koya Yuruki on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 77' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Yuya Osako is replaced by Daiju Sasaki on 77 minute.
- 82' Tokyo Verdy is showing some good football. However, Tokyo Verdy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Yuto Tsunashima. He receives a card.
- 88' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Erik departs to be replaced by Nanasei Iino.
- Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Tokyo Verdy
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
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- 23
- 40
Bench
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- 37
- 19
- 21
- 11
- 5
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- 17
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Coach Hiroshi JofukuVissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Yuya Osako ↓ Daiju Sasaki 77'
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27
Erik ↓ Nanasei Iino 88'
- 24
- 7
- 1
- 9
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14
Koya Yuruki ↓ Rikuto Hirose 68'
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- 25
- 15
Bench
- 21
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6
Takahiro Ogihara ↑ 77'
- 5
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13
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 77'
- 16
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↑ 68'
- 30
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Nanasei Iino ↑ 88'
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Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Taisei Miyashiro 2 Hotaru Yamaguchi 1 Thuler 1 Tetsushi Yamakawa 1 Koya Yuruki 1 Yuya Osako 1 Erik 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.25 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Vissel Kobe 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 63%Draw or Vissel Kobe 66%Tokyo Verdy or Vissel Kobe 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%0 – 0 9.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 2 8.3%1 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 1 3.1%0 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Vissel Kobe covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 20% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.