Match Report
The table read 11th (FC Tokyo, 50 pts) against 17th (Tokyo Verdy, 43 pts), 7 points apart. FC Tokyo ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, FC Tokyo were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.26, Tokyo Verdy 0.61 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for FC Tokyo, 0 for Tokyo Verdy and 5 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. 83% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Y. Yamamoto took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.1 yellow cards per game. Ajinomoto Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 49,970. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
FC Tokyo: M. Nagakura (60')
Key stats
Possession: FC Tokyo 50% · Tokyo Verdy 50% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-5