Tokyo Verdy 4-1 Thespakusatsu Gunma: result and AI prediction

Tokyo Verdy – Thespakusatsu Gunma, Emperor Cup, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM (GMT). Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium

Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Tokyo Verdy 2, draws 4, Thespakusatsu Gunma 0. Their last meeting, on October 1, 2023, ended Thespakusatsu Gunma 0-0 Tokyo Verdy.

AI predicted: 3-0 · Final score: 4-1✓ Correct outcome

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Tokyo Verdy enter this Emperor’s Cup tie with home advantage, a favourable historical matchup and the stronger market position. Gunma’s path is to keep the contest compact, survive the early territorial pressure and turn restarts or loose second balls into chances. The short gap after Verdy’s J1 fixture raises a genuine rotation question, but the home side still have the clearer route to controlling the match. With no confirmed absences supplied, team selection rather than fitness news is the main late variable.

Head-to-head analysis

Tokyo Verdy have held the historical edge in this fixture, including an Emperor’s Cup win, but the more recent league meetings show that Gunma can make the matchup awkward and draw-heavy when they stay compact.

Form (last 5)

Tokyo Verdy
Thespakusatsu GunmaW

Tokyo Verdy vs Thespakusatsu Gunma stats

Tokyo VerdyThespakusatsu Gunma
Played01
Goals scored03
Goals conceded01
Clean sheets00

Last meetings

  • 2023-10-01Thespakusatsu Gunma 0-0 Tokyo Verdy
  • 2023-06-18Tokyo Verdy 2-2 Thespakusatsu Gunma
  • 2023-06-07Tokyo Verdy 2-1 Thespakusatsu Gunma
  • 2022-09-10Tokyo Verdy 1-1 Thespakusatsu Gunma
  • 2022-03-13Thespakusatsu Gunma 0-1 Tokyo Verdy
  • 2021-07-11Thespakusatsu Gunma 2-2 Tokyo Verdy

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