J1 League Gameweek 12
FC Tokyo 6 - 0 FT Mito Hollyhock
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Futmetrix Verdict
46
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Racing Santander
0-3
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
48
⚖️ Balance
11
🏆 Stakes
49
🎲 Upset
0
Three early blows, one late reprieve denied
Futmetrix Verdict
78
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Ulsan Hyundai FC
2-1
Gangwon FC
⚡ Intensity
64
⚖️ Balance
87
🏆 Stakes
36
🎲 Upset
0
Farias delivers Ulsan's late lift
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
15' Kein Sato
32' Teruhito Nakagawa (Hirokazu Ishihara)
HT
↓ Chihiro Kato ↑Motoki Nishihara 63'
↓ Kaito Taniguchi ↑Keisuke Tada 63'
64' ↓ Kashif Bangnagande ↑Rio Omori
64' ↓ Teruhito Nakagawa ↑Marcelo
↓ Hugo Leonardo ↑Yu Funabashi 64'
66' Soma Anzai (Kyota Tokiwa)
68' ↓ Kein Sato ↑Dani Gómez
70' Dani Gómez (Hirokazu Ishihara)
↓ Kiichi Yamazaki ↑Yuri Tamura 72'
76' Alexander Scholz (Rio Omori)
↓ Jin Okumura ↑Shota Yamashita 78'
80' ↓ Motoki Nagakura ↑Fuki Yamada
80' ↓ Takahiro Ko ↑Shuto Nagano
90'+3 Marcelo (Fuki Yamada)
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
FC Tokyo
Goalkeepers
Kim Seung-Gyu 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Hirokazu Ishihara 
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
2
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Alexander Scholz 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Hayato Inamura 
MAGNET
90
Activity
90
Activity
87
Passes
3
Duels
Kashif Bangnagande 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Kein Sato 
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Takahiro Ko
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
Kyota Tokiwa
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Soma Anzai
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
22%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Motoki Nagakura
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Teruhito Nakagawa 
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
3
On Target
9.2
Rating
BENCH
Hayate Tanaka 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Masato Morishige
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Shuto Nagano
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rio Omori 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
K. Suzuki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kio Tanaka
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fuki Yamada
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.1
Rating
Dani Gómez 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Marcelo Ryan 
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.6
Rating
Mito Hollyhock
Goalkeepers
Jakub Słowik 
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Takumi Mase 
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Yasuki Kimoto 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
54%
Duel Win %
Kenta Itakura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Koshi Osaki
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
46%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Chihiro Kato
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Kiichi Yamazaki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Leonardo Hugo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
Hayata Yamamoto
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
2
Blocks
Forwards
Jin Okumura
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
Kaito Taniguchi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
BENCH
Konosuke Nishikawa
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Rei Ieizumi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Y. Tamura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Malick Fofana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yu Funabashi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Motoki Nishihara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Shota Yamashita
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryo Nemoto
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Keisuke Tada
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/2026 | Mito Hollyhock | 1 - 0 | FC Tokyo | J-League Cup | Best Denki Stadium |
| 04/24/2026 | FC Tokyo | 5 - 2 | Mito Hollyhock | J1 League | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 03/14/2026 | Mito Hollyhock | 1 - 1 (PEN 5-6) | FC Tokyo | J1 League | Best Denki Stadium |
| 10/12/2024 | FC Tokyo | 2 - 3 | Mito Hollyhock | Friendlies Clubs | FC Tokyo Kodaira Ground |
| 11/11/2015 | FC Tokyo | 2 - 0 | Mito Hollyhock | Emperor Cup | Ajinomoto Stadium |
10/14/2026
04/24/2026
03/14/2026
10/12/2024
11/11/2015
FC Tokyo Win
Mito Hollyhock Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 12 GD: +20
P: 12 GD: +19
P: 12 GD: +6
P: 11 GD: +13
P: 12 GD: +7
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 11 GD: +6
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 11 GD: -3
P: 11 GD: -1
P: 12 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -10
P: 11 GD: -7
P: 11 GD: -3
P: 12 GD: -7
P: 12 GD: -8
P: 11 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -12
P: 12 GD: -8
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +23
P: 13 GD: +22
P: 13 GD: +20
P: 13 GD: +10
P: 13 GD: +9
P: 13 GD: +7
P: 13 GD: +5
P: 13 GD: +6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -10
P: 13 GD: -12
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -5
P: 13 GD: -7
P: 13 GD: -11
P: 13 GD: -9
P: 13 GD: -13
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
FC Tokyo
Mito Hollyhock
FC Tokyo
Mito Hollyhock
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
A ten-minute burst turns the contest into a rout
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 68/100. A second-half avalanche made this 6-0 matter beyond the spectacle: one club strengthened its top-four footing, while the other was left with a sharper fight near the bottom.
Pressure before the breakthrough
Ajinomoto Stadium did not become a one-way street straight away. FC Tokyo edged possession, 54 per cent to 46, but their pressure steadily built: 23 shots, 11 on target and seven corners across the match. Mito Hollyhock had 11 attempts of their own, yet only two reached the target, and their 0.8 xG never became a sustained threat. The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute, when Hirokazu Ishihara found Teruhito Nakagawa for a composed finish. It was a lead earned through patient pressure, not an early avalanche. The combined 34 shots and 12 corners explain the high Intensity; at the break, Mito remained within one goal. Tokyo were sharper in the final third, even without overwhelming possession.
The second goal changes everything
The turning point arrived almost immediately after the interval. Nakagawa scored again in the 46th minute, and that second goal changed the risk for Mito: they had to chase, while Tokyo found room to attack. Soma Anzai made it 3-0 on 66 minutes, with Kyota Tokiwa supplying the pass; Dani Gómez struck four minutes later after Ishihara's second assist. Alexander Scholz then added a fifth in the 76th minute, set up by Rio Omori. Three goals in ten minutes turned a comfortable lead into a rout. Ishihara's two assists and four key passes gave Tokyo a reliable route through the defence, while six big chances and 20 key passes show how often the hosts unlocked it. The Balance vanished after the second goal; the visitors could not slow the next wave.
The bench completes the rout
The finish belonged to the bench as much as the starting side. Dani Gómez had come on in the 68th minute and scored two minutes later; Marcelo, introduced in the 64th, supplied the sixth in stoppage time from Fuki Yamada's pass. Omori also assisted Scholz. Mito's goalkeeper made five saves, but that could not disguise the gap: Tokyo landed 11 shots on target to Mito's two. The table gives the result weight beyond the spectacle. FC Tokyo sit fourth on 24 points after 11 matches, while Mito are 17th on nine and have lost five in a row. That leaves the visitors in a genuine relegation battle, whereas Tokyo can use this to strengthen their top-four footing. The Stakes point in opposite directions; the Upset Factor was low, but the finish was ruthless.
Key Questions
What made Hirokazu Ishihara the Man of the Match?
Two assists and four key passes made Ishihara a driving force behind FC Tokyo's attack.
What caused the six-goal thriller?
Nakagawa's second just after half-time opened the floodgates; three goals followed from 66 to 76, before Marcelo scored in stoppage time.
How did substitute Hirokazu Ishihara change the game?
He was not a substitute; he started and supplied two assists, including the opener and Dani Gómez's goal.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Title Charge Meets Survival Scrap
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 43/100. FC Tokyo look to extend their imperious winning streak, while Mito Hollyhock arrive desperate for points in an increasingly bleak relegation fight.
The Setup
This October 25 clash at Ajinomoto Stadium highlights a massive gap in the J1 League standings. FC Tokyo are flying high in third place, boasting a five-match winning run that translates to an intimidating Form rating. Meanwhile, Mito Hollyhock find themselves marooned in 14th place. With just nine points on the board and four consecutive defeats, their dire situation has pushed the Stakes sky-high. The visitors are fully entrenched in a relegation battle, desperately needing a result to spark a turnaround, but they face a home fortress where Tokyo have won 80% of their recent outings.
Key Battle
The visitors' fragile defensive resolve will be ruthlessly tested by M. Nagakura. The Tokyo forward has been devastating in the final third, turning this mismatch into a daunting prospect for Mito's S. Omori. If Omori cannot disrupt Nagakura's rhythm, the hosts' superior Stars rating will quickly manifest on the scoreboard.
Our Prediction
Expect a comfortable home victory. FC Tokyo will likely dominate possession early, patiently breaking down a deep-sitting Mito defence. Once the first goal goes in, the floodgates could easily open, ending in a routine 3-0 win for the title chasers.