Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata

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Shimizu S-Pulse

16': Toshiki Takahashi

About

Albirex Niigata are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

16': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 16'
31': Reon Yamahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 31'
39': Motoki Ohara (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 39'
40': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 40'
44': Masaki Yumiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 44'
57': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
57': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
65': Jin Okumura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
65': Takuya Shimamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
76': Hiroto Uemura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 76'
83': Yuto Horigome (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 83'
84': Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 84'
84': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 84'
86': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
86': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
90'+8': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 98'

Statistics

SHI		ALB
10	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
44	Possession	56
9	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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
3	Blocked Shots	6
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: 24,557

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryuga Tashiro (GK)
77	Funaki Kakeru
5	Michael James
31	Yuto Horigome
25	Soya Fujiwara
41	Motoki Hasegawa
8	Eiji Shirai
22	Taiki Arai
65	Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi
14	Motoki Ohara
55	Matheus Moraes

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Yoshiaki Takagi, Kaito Taniguchi, Takuya Shimamura, Daisuke Yoshimitsu, Hiroto Uemura, Jin Okumura, Jason Geria, Kento Hashimoto, Yamato Wakatsuki.

Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Togo Umeda (GK)
24	Kim Min-Tae
4	Sodai Hasukawa
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
98	Matheus Bueno
17	Masaki Yumiba
14	Reon Yamahara
28	Yutaka Yoshida
38	Toshiki Takahashi
33	Takashi Inui
11	Hikaru Nakahara

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Shinya Yajima, Kengo Kitazume, Kazuki Kozuka, Sen Takagi, Kai Matsuzaki, Kota Miyamoto, Kanta Chiba, Kento Haneda, Yuya Oki.

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