Albirex Niigata vs Kashima Antlers, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata

17': Matheus Moraes

FT
1 - 2

Kashima Antlers

4': Yuma Suzuki
87': Léo Pereira

About

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

Match Timeline

4': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 4'
17': Matheus Moraes (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 17'
45'+5': Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 50'
45': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
50': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 50'
52': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 52'
66': Takuya Shimamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 66'
66': Jin Okumura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 66'
69': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 69'
70': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 70'
84': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 84'
87': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 87'
88': Keisuke Tsukui (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 88'
89': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

KAN		ALB
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
49	Possession	51
13	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	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
6	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 26,100

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	6	+13	16
2	Vissel Kobe	6	+5	13
3	Kashima Antlers	6	+2	12
4	Kashiwa Reysol	6	+2	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Ryuga Tashiro (GK)
77	Funaki Kakeru
5	Michael James
42	Kento Hashimoto
50	Hiroto Uemura
8	Eiji Shirai
22	Taiki Arai
14	Motoki Ohara
55	Matheus Moraes
41	Motoki Hasegawa
65	Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Kazuhiko Chiba, Takuya Shimamura, Yuto Horigome, Daisuke Yoshimitsu, Yoshiaki Takagi, Jin Okumura, Keisuke Kasai, Fumiya Hayakawa, Kaito Taniguchi.

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
7	Ryoya Ogawa
22	Kimito Nono
13	Kei Chinen
20	Yu Funabashi
18	Élber
14	Yuta Higuchi
40	Yuma Suzuki
11	Kyosuke Tagawa

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Gaku Shibasaki, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Aleksandar Cavric, Yuta Matsumura, Léo Pereira, Yuji Kajikawa, Kento Misao, Keisuke Tsukui, Talles.

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