GRENADA NATIONAL STADIUM. FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. FC Tokyo was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Grenada National Stadium stadium in Grenada National Stadium on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura who was helped by Yosuke Takabe and Mikiya Nishimura. The 4th official was Daisuke Sakurai. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.15 degrees Celsius or 91.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 8 Total 17
- 0 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 76 Attack 65
- 34 Dangerous attack 67
- 87 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Tokyo had a superior ball possession 60% while Tokyo Verdy was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tokyo Verdy was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Tokyo Verdy to win the match.
FC Tokyo shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Tokyo Verdy shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Tokyo didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Tokyo Verdy received 2 yellow cards (Itsuki Someno and Hijiri Onaga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Tokyo has 38 points like Yokohama F. Marinos and Cerezo Osaka to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Tokyo Verdy will has 35 points like Urawa Reds and Albirex Niigata to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, FC Tokyo will play away with Kyoto Sanga on the 24th of August with a 5-2 head to head in favor of FC Tokyo (3 draws).
Tokyo Verdy will host Kashima Antlers on the 25th of August with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (1 draw).
FC Tokyo – Formation
FC Tokyo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Cklamovski decided to play with the following team: Taishi Brandon Nozawa
, Kosuke Shirai , Kanta Doi , Masato Morishige , Yuto Nagatomo , Takahiro Ko , Ryotaro Araki , Kei Koizumi , Teruhito Nakagawa , Diego Oliveira and Keita Endo .The home team had on the bench: Hotaka Nakamura
, Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa , Go Hatano, Teppei Oka , Kota Tawaratsumida , Soma Anzai and Riki Harakawa .FC Tokyo could not rely on the presence of Teppei Oka (injured) and Riki Harakawa (injured).
Substitutions
FC Tokyo made 6 changes: Masato Morishige for Teppei Oka (83′), Teruhito Nakagawa for Soma Anzai (70′), Keita Endo for Kota Tawaratsumida (70′), Takahiro Ko for Riki Harakawa (77′), Ryotaro Araki for Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (77′) and Yuto Nagatomo for Hotaka Nakamura (86′).
Player of the match: Taishi Brandon Nozawa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Tokyo was the goalkeeper: Taishi Brandon Nozawa. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.
Tokyo Verdy – Formation
Tokyo Verdy started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Hiroshi Jofuku played with: Matheus Vidotto
, Kazuya Miyahara , Naoki Hayashi , Hiroto Taniguchi , Yuta Matsumura , Kosuke Saito , Koki Morita , Hijiri Onaga , Fuki Yamada , Itsuki Someno and Yudai Kimura .The following players were sitting on the bench: Daiki Fukazawa, Tomoya Miki
, Hiroto Yamami , Yuya Nagasawa, Yuto Tsunashima, Goki Yamada and Yuan Matsuhashi .Substitutions
Tokyo Verdy made 4 changes: Fuki Yamada for Hiroto Yamami (66′), Koki Morita for Tomoya Miki (66′), Yuta Matsumura for Yuan Matsuhashi (86′) and Yudai Kimura for Goki Yamada (89′).
Player of the match: Itsuki Someno
The most impressive player for Tokyo Verdy was Itsuki Someno.
His rating is
with 34 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Kashima Antlers – Urawa Reds – 0-0
- Machida Zelvia – Júbilo Iwata – 4-0
- FC Tokyo – Tokyo Verdy – 0-0
- Kawasaki Frontale – Yokohama F. Marinos – 1-3
- Shonan Bellmare – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-2
- Nagoya Grampus – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1-2
- Cerezo Osaka – Kyoto Sanga – 3-5
- Vissel Kobe – Gamba Osaka – 2-2
- Avispa Fukuoka – Albirex Niigata – 0-1