Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Albirex Niigata, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Tokyo Verdy 1969

36': Hiroto Taniguchi

FT
1 - 0

Albirex Niigata

About

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

Match Timeline

36': Hiroto Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 36'
45': Matheus Moraes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 45'
45': Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 45'
54': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 54'
72': Shoji Toyama (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 72'
72': Shimon Teranuma (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 72'
73': Yamato Wakatsuki (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 73'
73': Motoki Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 73'
82': Miguel Silveira (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 82'
82': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

ALB		TYKV
4	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	2
55.9	Possession	44.1
15	SHOTS	6
2	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.5
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
7	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: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 17,497

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

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

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
4	Naoki Hayashi
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
6	Kazuya Miyahara
7	Koki Morita
8	Kosuke Saito
2	Daiki Fukazawa
26	Yosuke Uchida
9	Itsuki Someno
40	Yuta Arai
14	Yuya Fukuda

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Kaito Suzuki, Yuya Nagasawa, Taiju Yoshida, Issei Kumatoriya, Shoji Toyama, Rei Hirakawa, Shimon Teranuma, Yuan Matsuhashi, Ryosuke Shirai.

Albirex Niigata (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryuga Tashiro (GK)
15	Fumiya Hayakawa
5	Michael James
42	Kento Hashimoto
25	Soya Fujiwara
7	Kaito Taniguchi
8	Eiji Shirai
50	Hiroto Uemura
65	Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi
30	Jin Okumura
28	Takuya Shimamura

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Kazuki Fujita, Keisuke Kasai, Motoki Hasegawa, Yuji Ono, Jason Geria, Miguel Silveira, Matheus Moraes, Yamato Wakatsuki, Yuto Horigome.

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