J1 League Gameweek 13
V-varen Nagasaki 1 - 2 FT Tokyo Verdy
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Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Match Events
15' Shunya Yoneda
45' ↓ Ryosuke Shindo ↑Asahi Masuyama
45' ↓ Jonathan Junior ↑Kenshin Yasuda
Kosuke Saito 45'+1
↓ Kosuke Saito ↑Koki Morita 45'+10
Itsuki Someno (Kanya Fujimoto) 45'+12
HT
66' ↓ Shunya Yoneda ↑Yuto Iwasaki
66' ↓ Emerson Santana Deocleciano ↑Thiago Santana
↓ Kanya Fujimoto ↑Yuan Matsuhashi 72'
↓ Itsuki Someno ↑Issei Kumatoriya 72'
76' Thiago Santana (Yuto Iwasaki)
Kazunari Ichimi (Shuhei Mizoguchi) 81'
↓ Cho Yu-Min ↑Maaya Sako 83'
↓ Kazunari Ichimi ↑Shimon Teranuma 83'
84' ↓ Hotaru Yamaguchi ↑Harumu Nabeshima
90'+3 Harumu Nabeshima
↓ Yuta Arai ↑Goki Yamada 90'+5
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
V-varen Nagasaki
Goalkeepers
Masaaki Goto 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Ryosuke Shindo 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
5
Tackles
88%
Duel Win %
Kanta Doi 
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Yusei Egawa 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Hijiri Onaga 
MAGNET
70
Activity
70
Activity
53
Passes
17
Duels
Hotaru Yamaguchi
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
Motoki Hasegawa 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
52%
Pass Acc
Shunya Yoneda 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Matheus Jesus
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
24%
Pass Acc
Emerson Deocleciano 
DRIBBLER
4
Dribbles
4
Dribbles
4
Attempts
100%
Success %
Forwards
Jonathan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
BENCH
Go Hatano 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Asahi Masuyama
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Harumu Nabeshima
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tenmu Matsumoto
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Pituca
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kenshin Yasuda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yuto Iwasaki 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Ryogo Yamasaki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Thiago Santana 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Tokyo Verdy
Goalkeepers
Matheus Vidotto
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Yosuke Uchida
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
2
Blocks
Naoki Hayashi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Cho Yu-min
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Shuhei Mizoguchi
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
1
Assists
34%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Kanya Fujimoto
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.8
Rating
Kosuke Saito
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
55
Total Mins
45
Entry
Rei Hirakawa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yuta Arai 
NPC
95
Minutes
95
Minutes
37%
Pass Acc
6.4
Rating
Forwards
Kazunari Ichimi
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Itsuki Someno
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Yuya Nagasawa
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Maaya Sako
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaito Suzuki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kai Shibato
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Koki Morita
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yuan Matsuhashi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Shimon Teranuma
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Issei Kumatoriya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Goki Yamada
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2023 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 - 2 | V-varen Nagasaki | J2 League | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 05/07/2023 | V-varen Nagasaki | 1 - 2 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | Transcosmos Stadium |
| 08/06/2022 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 - 0 | V-varen Nagasaki | J2 League | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 02/19/2022 | V-varen Nagasaki | 1 - 1 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | Transcosmos Stadium |
| 11/07/2021 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 - 3 | V-varen Nagasaki | J2 League | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 04/25/2021 | V-varen Nagasaki | 1 - 1 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | Transcosmos Stadium |
| 12/13/2020 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 - 2 | V-varen Nagasaki | J2 League | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 08/02/2020 | V-varen Nagasaki | 0 - 0 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | Transcosmos Stadium |
| 08/31/2019 | V-varen Nagasaki | 2 - 1 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (Isahaya) |
| 05/05/2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 2 - 1 | V-varen Nagasaki | J2 League | Ajinomoto Stadium (Chōfu) |
07/05/2023
05/07/2023
08/06/2022
02/19/2022
11/07/2021
04/25/2021
12/13/2020
08/02/2020
08/31/2019
05/05/2019
V-varen Nagasaki Win
Tokyo Verdy Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +23
P: 13 GD: +22
P: 13 GD: +10
P: 12 GD: +20
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: 12 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -7
P: 13 GD: -13
P: 12 GD: -12
P: 12 GD: -8
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +23
P: 13 GD: +22
P: 13 GD: +10
P: 12 GD: +20
P: 13 GD: +9
P: 13 GD: +7
P: 12 GD: +7
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -10
P: 13 GD: -12
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 12 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -7
P: 13 GD: -13
P: 12 GD: -12
P: 12 GD: -8
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V-varen Nagasaki
Tokyo Verdy
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Tokyo Verdy
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
A cancelled penalty, then a five-minute reply
Tokyo Verdy beat V-varen Nagasaki 2-1 away at Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank, a valuable step for the 18th-placed visitors in their push towards safety.
Pressure without the payoff
Nagasaki piled up the attempts, but Tokyo made the first breakthrough. The hosts finished with 19 shots and four on target; Tokyo had 15 shots and three on target. A combined 34 efforts made this a busy contest, not a one-way siege. Tokyo edged possession at 51 per cent, while Nagasaki found more ways into the box, with 16 shots from inside it. The Balance showed in that contrast: home pressure, away efficiency. At 45+1, a penalty decision in Tokyo’s favour was overturned by VAR. The long first half still had another twist. At 45+12, Itsuki Someno converted Kanya Fujimoto’s delivery, turning the extended period into a lead for the visitors. Nagasaki had created more, but the first goal belonged to the side that made its moment count.
The penalty that never came
The VAR call became the hinge, but not because it handed Tokyo a penalty; it took one away. Kosuke Saito was involved in the 45+1 decision, and Verdy had to reset rather than step up to the spot. They did so well: Someno’s finish arrived at 45+12, turning a disrupted close to the half into a lead. Nagasaki had enough volume to threaten, but four of their 19 attempts hit the target, while Tokyo managed three from 15. The Intensity was less about relentless end-to-end chances than the quick swings around decisive moments. That distinction matters: the VAR intervention did not decide the result by itself, but it changed the emotional shape of the half and raised the cost of every later opening.
Five minutes, and the lead was back
Nagasaki’s equaliser looked like a late rescue. Thiago Santana, introduced in the 66th minute, met Yuto Iwasaki’s pass ten minutes later, with the two substitutes combining to bring the home side level. But Tokyo’s answer came just five minutes after that: Shuhei Mizoguchi supplied Kazunari Ichimi, who restored the lead in the 81st minute. Nagasaki generated the larger shot count and posted 2.00 expected goals to Tokyo’s 1.14, yet Verdy scored twice from only three shots on target. The Upset Factor sits in that contrast: the 18th-placed side struck with sharper timing than 15th-placed Nagasaki. The Stakes are plain. Tokyo began the day one point from safety, with 26 matches still to play; this win is a real lift. Nagasaki will rue how quickly their equaliser was answered.
Key Questions
How did VAR change this match?
It cancelled Tokyo’s penalty at 45+1; Someno scored at 45+12 after the long first-half delay.
How did substitute K. Ichimi change the game?
He was not a substitute; Kazunari Ichimi started and scored the 81st-minute winner after Nagasaki had levelled.
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.
Four points apart in the relegation battle
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 25/100. This relegation battle gives Nagasaki a chance to push an 18th-place rival further back, while Tokyo need points to stop the four-point gap growing.
The Setup
Round 13 of the J1 League regular season is about the table, not spectacle. V-varen Nagasaki are 14th on 12 points; Tokyo Verdy sit 18th on eight after 12 matches. The four-point gap matters, but one match will not settle the season. Nagasaki have three wins, three draws and six defeats, scoring 15 and conceding 19. Tokyo have one win, five draws and six defeats, with nine scored and 21 conceded. Nagasaki have won once in five; Tokyo have lost their last three. The Form dimension is weak for both; Balance points to a close game. The Stakes come from the risk of sliding deeper into the lower places. The Stars dimension matters less than the table and midfield battle. The match takes place at Peace Stadium. Nagasaki have the better position, but little room for complacency.
Key Battle
Nagasaki's midfield must turn possession into entries through Tokyo's compact block. If the hosts move the ball without shifting that line, Verdy can protect the centre and break into space. Tokyo's midfield needs to win second balls and make the first forward pass count. Nagasaki must press quickly after losing possession; otherwise, this becomes a stop-start game with few clear looks.
Our Prediction
Expect a narrow 1-0 Nagasaki win. The hosts should have more of the ball and probe patiently; Tokyo will sit deep and wait to counter. Nagasaki's 15 goals against Tokyo's nine point to the likelier source of a breakthrough, but the home side's 19 conceded warn that control will not be comfortable. A second phase from a cross or loose ball could decide it. The table tension is stronger than the promise of a spectacle.