Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Vissel Kobe, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Tokyo Verdy 1969

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0 - 2

Vissel Kobe

16': Issei Takahashi
51': Katsuya Nagato

About

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

Match Commentary

16': Issei Takahashi (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 16'
18': Ryota Inoue (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 18'
36': Yuya Fukuda (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 36'
39': Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 39'
45': Maaya Sako (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 45'
45': Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
51': Katsuya Nagato (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 51'
59': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 59'
59': Kosuke Saito (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 59'
59': Yuta Arai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 59'
76': Soma Meshino (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 76'
77': Soma Kanda (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
77': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 77'
84': Hayato Hirao (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 84'
89': Hyoei Kawabata (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

VIS		TYKV
12	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	5
42	Possession	58
15	SHOTS	7
7	ON GOAL	0
0.5	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
239	Accurate Passes	392
335	Passes	485
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
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
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	9
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 9,087

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vissel Kobe	8	+7	19
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	+5	18
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	+14	17
4	Machida Zelvia	8	+11	17

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
4	Naoki Hayashi
5	Ryota Inoue
15	Kaito Suzuki
20	Soma Meshino
16	Rei Hirakawa
18	Shuhei Mizoguchi
22	Yosuke Uchida
9	Itsuki Someno
14	Yuya Fukuda
7	Yuan Matsuhashi

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Soma Kanda, Hayato Hirao, Kosuke Saito, Maaya Sako, Yuya Nagasawa, Kai Shibato, Ryosuke Shirai, Yuta Arai, Joi Yamamoto.

Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

No.	Name
71	Shuichi Gonda (GK)
3	Thuler
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa
15	Diego
17	Issei Takahashi
5	Yuta Goke
7	Yosuke Ideguchi
24	Gotoku Sakai
29	Ren Komatsu
41	Katsuya Nagato
2	Nanasei Iino

Vissel Kobe Substitutes:

Kaito Yamada, Mitsuki Hidaka, Yuya Kuwasaki, Hyoei Kawabata, Kouta Watanabe, Daiya Maekawa, Takuya Iwanami, Yuya Osako, Boniface Nduka.

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