Saturday , 22 August 2026

Vissel Kobe vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
Vissel Kobe
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium 26,335 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Motoki Nagakura
Yuya Osako 40' 1–1
1–2 69' Motoki Nagakura
Yoshinori Muto 90+3' 2–2

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki

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 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

12
6
7
Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2025-11-30 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2025-05-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-10-18 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-03-09 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug FC Tōkyō H 2–2 D
23 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
17 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 4–5 L
13 May Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–0 W
10 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–3 L
06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 6–5 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
23 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
16 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 10–9 W
10 May Tōkyō Verdy H 2–1 W
06 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 0–3 L
02 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe FC Tōkyō
#1 Position #12
35 Points 37
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
41 Scored 55
37 Conceded 42
+4 GD +13
1.94 PPG 2.06
61% Win % 72%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ 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. Motoki Nagakura made 110 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and FC Tokyo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' FC Tokyo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Motoki Nagakura scoring 2 goals.
  • 25' Vissel Kobe 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.
  • 30' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Motoki Nagakura does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
  • 40' Yuya Osako is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 41' Yuya Osako does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Issei Takahashi. He replaces Gotoku Sakai on 46 minute.
  • 49' The supporters are chanting for Issei Takahashi. He replaces Gotoku Sakai on 49 minute.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shion Homma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 59' 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 Seung-Gyu Kim suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Hirokazu Ishihara is replacing Kashif Bangunagande for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 64' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Marcelo Ryan is replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa on 64 minute.
  • 69' A stunning finish from Motoki Nagakura — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 89' 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.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Yuya Osako 4
Adailton 3
Yoshinori Muto 3
Hotaru Yamaguchi 3
Motoki Nagakura 2
Ryuho Kikuchi 2
Douglas 2

Head to Head

2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2025-11-30 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2025-05-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-10-18 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-03-09 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2026-05-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-17 V-Varen Nagasaki 5–4 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-05-10 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe W

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō W 2026-05-10 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-06 FC Tōkyō 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-05-02 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.34 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe40% Draw22% FC Tōkyō38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
60%
Vissel Kobe or FC Tōkyō
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe31% Draw34% FC Tōkyō35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.5%
1 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
4.2%
2 – 4
3.3%
4 – 2
3%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 12% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.