Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs FC Tokyo, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Tokyo Verdy 1969

18': Itsuki Someno

FT
0 - 4

FC Tokyo

41': Alexander Scholz
55': Marcelo Ryan (P)
68': Motoki Nagakura
90'+4': Dani Gómez

About

Tokyo Verdy 1969 are hosting FC Tokyo at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

18': Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Red Card at 18'
28': Issei Kumatoriya (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 28'
41': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Goal at 41'
45': Kazunari Ichimi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 45'
55': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 55'
58': Yuta Arai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 58'
66': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 66'
67': Rio Omori (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 67'
67': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 67'
68': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Goal at 68'
74': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 74'
80': Koki Morita (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 80'
80': Cho Yu-Min (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 80'
81': Kazunari Ichimi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 81'
83': Dani Gómez (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 83'
84': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 84'
90'+4': Dani Gómez (FC Tokyo) Goal at 90'+4'

Statistics

TOK		TYKV
8	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	3
11	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	4
82	Possession	18
23	SHOTS	2
8	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
641	Accurate Passes	89
711	Passes	158
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	13
12	Tackles	14
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
11	Clearances	47

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 28,945

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+19	23
2	FC Tokyo	10	+13	23
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	+5	21
4	Machida Zelvia	9	+12	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
29	Maaya Sako
4	Naoki Hayashi
40	Yuta Arai
15	Kaito Suzuki
8	Kosuke Saito
2	Kai Shibato
14	Yuya Fukuda
19	Kanya Fujimoto
9	Itsuki Someno
17	Hyun-Woo Kim

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Issei Kumatoriya, Kazunari Ichimi, Koki Morita, Rei Hirakawa, Yosuke Uchida, Goki Yamada, Yuan Matsuhashi, Yuya Nagasawa, Cho Yu-Min.

FC Tokyo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
81	Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
4	Hayato Inamura
24	Alexander Scholz
6	Kashifu Bangunagande
22	Hirokazu Ishikara
26	Motoki Nagakura
8	Takahiro Koh
20	Shuto Nagano
9	Marcelo Ryan
33	Kota Tawaratsumida
7	Soma Anzai

FC Tokyo Substitutes:

Masato Morishige, Rio Omori, Kyota Tokiwa, Teruhito Nakagawa, Hayate Tanaka, Kaede Suzuki, Dani Gómez, Kein Sato, Fuki Yamada.

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