Avispa Fukuoka vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 24 8 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 16 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 17 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–0 W 09 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W 01 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W 26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L 22 Feb Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L 15 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 08 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 0–0 D 01 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L 26 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W 22 Feb FC Machida Zelvia H 0–1 L 15 Feb Yokohama FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Avispa Fukuoka FC Tokyo #17 Position #2 18 Points 32 15 Played 14 6 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 3 41 Scored 43 50 Conceded 28 -9 GD +15 1.20 PPG 2.29 40% Win % 79% Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season29% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 17th (18 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (32 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Tokyo kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Kazuki Fujimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' 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 Daiki Matsuoka suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Kei Koizumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a card on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kein Sato made 403 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Yuji Kitajima by Shintaro Nago on 56 minute.
- 60' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Keita Yamashita by Kein Sato on 60 minute.
- 65' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' The whistle greets Shahab Zahedi Tabar as he departs to be replaced by Wellington.
- 79' FC Tokyo 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.
- 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 415 games and scored 375 goals.
- 86' The whistle greets Kazuya Konno as he departs to be replaced by Takeshi Kanamori.
- 88' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Teppei Oka by Henrique Trevisan on 88 minute.
- With this win, Avispa Fukuoka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Avispa Fukuoka
Starting XI-
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Kazuya Konno ↓ Takeshi Kanamori 86'
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22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Yuto Iwasaki 56'
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29
Yota Maejima ↓ Yu Hashimoto 86'
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↓ Shintaro Nago 56'
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- 88
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Bench-
17
Wellington ↑ 74'
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7
Takeshi Kanamori ↑ 86'
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14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 56'
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18
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 56'
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47
Yu Hashimoto ↑ 86'
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Coach Myung-Hwi KimFC Tokyo
Starting XI-
5
Yuto Nagatomo ↓ Soma Anzai 74'
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99
Kosuke Shirai ↓ Kei Koizumi 60'
- 39
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8
Takahiro Ko ↓ Keigo Higashi 74'
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30
Teppei Oka ↓ Henrique Trevisan 88'
- 41
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14
Keita Yamashita ↓ Kein Sato 60'
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Bench- 47
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10
Keigo Higashi ↑ 74'
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37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 60'
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44
Henrique Trevisan ↑ 88'
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7
Soma Anzai ↑ 74'
- 28
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16
Kein Sato ↑ 60'
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Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
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Head to Head
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