V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Araki
- Referee Takeshi Suhara
- Referee Hisashi Nakai
- Referee Yusuke Murata
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 08 Apr FC Tokyo H 2–5 L 07 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D 31 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L 31 Mar Kingstonian FC H 4–1 W 18 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L 17 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 5–2 W 07 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L 31 Mar Gamba Osaka H 3–2 W 31 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 4–1 W 18 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W 16 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki FC Tokyo #15 Position #2 21 Points 37 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 25 Scored 55 33 Conceded 42 -8 GD +13 1.17 PPG 2.06 39% Win % 72% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 15th (21 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Tokyo kicks off things out of here…
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryoya Ogawa made 415 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' 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 Takuji Yonemoto suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Oliveira, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Jang Hyunsoo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' V-Varen Nagasaki 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.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' Sei Muroya has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 80' 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.
- 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
- 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 183 games and scored 42 goals.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for V-Varen Nagasaki.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Starting XI
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Ryota Takasugi C ↓ Ben Halloran 83'
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Shunya Yoneda ↓ Ryutaro Iio 64'
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Juanma ↓ Musashi Suzuki 64'
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Bench
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Ben Halloran ↑ 83'
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Ryutaro Iio ↑ 64'
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Musashi Suzuki ↑ 64'
Coach Takuya TakagiFC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
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Kensuke Nagai ↓ Takuji Yonemoto 80'
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Diego Oliveira ↓ Ryoichi Maeda 61'
Bench
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Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 80'
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Ryoichi Maeda ↑ 61'
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Yuichi Maruyama ↑ 66'
Coach Kenta Hasegawa -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 3 Diego Oliveira 3 Shogo Nakahara 1 Juanma 1 Keigo Higashi 1 Juanma 1 Kensuke Nagai 1 Keita Nakamura 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.92 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.92 FC Tokyo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 80%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.84Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 95% 5% ± 2.5 85% 15% ± 3.5 70% 30% ± 4.5 52% 48% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 50%Draw or FC Tokyo 72%V-Varen Nagasaki or FC Tokyo 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–5 not predicted2 – 5Actual1 – 2 6.5%1 – 3 6.1%2 – 2 6%2 – 3 5.8%1 – 1 5.1%1 – 4 4.5%2 – 1 4.3%2 – 4 4.2%3 – 2 3.8%3 – 3 3.7%0 – 2 3.6%0 – 3 3.4%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push FC Tokyo covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 7% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 12% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 18% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 16% 23% +2.5 77% — 23% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 6% ✓FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.