Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Timeline
- 10': Yudai Kimura (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 10'
- 19': Taiki Arai (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 19'
- 42': Motoki Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 42'
- 45'+1': Yuta Arai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 46'
- 53': Hayato Inamura (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 53'
- 54': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 54'
- 54': Hiroto Yamami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 54'
- 58': Michael James (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 58'
- 69': Soma Meshino (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 69'
- 75': Yuto Tsunashima (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 75'
- 76': Jin Okumura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 76'
- 83': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 83'
- 86': Riku Ochiai (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Kodai Mori (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Yota Komi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+4': Kaito Suzuki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 94'
- 90'+4': Tetsuyuki Inami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 94'
- 90'+4': Riku Ochiai (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 94'
Statistics
 TYKV |
ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 20,503
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 7 | +13 | 17 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | +13 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuki Fujita (GK) |
| 3 | Hayato Inamura  |
| 5 | Michael James |
| 31 | Yuto Horigome |
| 25 | Soya Fujiwara |
| 6 | Hiroki Akiyama |
| 22 | Taiki Arai |
| 7 | Kaito Taniguchi |
| 28 | Shusuke Ota |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
| 9 | Ken Yamura |
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 |
| 9 | Itsuki Someno |
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