V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo, 2018
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 14 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Araki
- Referee Takeshi Suhara
- Referee Hisashi Nakai
- Referee Yusuke Murata
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 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 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 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 #18 Position #2 16 Points 32 14 Played 14 5 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 3 18 Scored 43 26 Conceded 28 -8 GD +15 1.14 PPG 2.29 36% Win % 79% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season29% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 18th (16 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' 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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V-Varen Nagasaki
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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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Ben Halloran ↑ 83'
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Ryutaro Iio ↑ 64'
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Musashi Suzuki ↑ 64'
Coach Takuya TakagiFC Tokyo
Starting XI- 3
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Kensuke Nagai ↓ Takuji Yonemoto 80'
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Diego Oliveira ↓ Ryoichi Maeda 61'
Bench- 1
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Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 80'
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Ryoichi Maeda ↑ 61'
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Yuichi Maruyama ↑ 66'
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