Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata
  • 42': Motoki Hasegawa
  • 58': Michael James
FT
2 - 2
Tokyo Verdy 1969
  • 10': Yudai Kimura
  • 75': Yuto Tsunashima

About

Albirex Niigata are hosting Tokyo Verdy 1969 at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 20,503

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 13 +11 25
2 Kashiwa Reysol 13 +5 24
3 Kyoto Sanga 14 +3 24
4 Urawa Red Diamonds 13 +4 22
Full Table

Line-Ups

ALB Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kazuki Fujita (GK)
3 Hayato Inamura Yellow Card
5 Michael James
31 Yuto Horigome
25 Soya Fujiwara
6 Hiroki Akiyama
22 Taiki Arai Yellow Card
7 Kaito Taniguchi
28 Shusuke Ota
41 Motoki Hasegawa
9 Ken Yamura
Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
Yoshiaki Takagi, Riku Ochiai, Kodai Mori, Jin Okumura, Yota Komi, Danilo Gomes, Jason Geria, Eiji Miyamoto, Daisuke Yoshimitsu.

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

No. Name
1 Matheus Vidotto (GK)
4 Naoki Hayashi
3 Hiroto Taniguchi
23 Yuto Tsunashima
7 Koki Morita
8 Kosuke Saito
22 Hijiri Onaga
6 Kazuya Miyahara
10 Yudai Kimura
40 Yuta Arai Yellow Card
9 Itsuki Someno
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:
Tetsuyuki Inami, Ryosuke Shirai, Rei Hirakawa, Soma Meshino, Yuan Matsuhashi, Daiki Fukazawa, Kaito Suzuki, Hiroto Yamami, Yuya Nagasawa.

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