Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 12 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Albirex Niigata is hosting FC Machida Zelvia for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Shota Fujio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 88 games and scored 108 goals.
- 43' GOAL! Takuma Nishimura scores on 43.
- 48' Albirex Niigata seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Hokuto Shimoda. He receives a card.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sang-ho Na made 8 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' What a strike from Yuki Soma! The score is 0-2.
- 61' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danilo is hanging Kaito Taniguchi on the field on 61 minute.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 67' Yuki Soma with the second goal in the match!
- 69' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keisuke Kasai is hanging Shusuke Ota on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 76' GOAL! Shota Fujio scores on 76. Assisted by Takuma Nishimura
- 78' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keiya Sento is hanging Hokuto Shimoda on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 88' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Yuki Soma is replaced by Sang-ho Na.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Albirex Niigata.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 2
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Danilo 61'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Keisuke Kasai 69'
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- 3
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Yuji Hoshi 69'
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Bench- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 69'
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11
Danilo ↑ 61'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 83'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 69'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriFC Machida Zelvia
Starting XI-
18
Hokuto Shimoda ↓ Keiya Sento 78'
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Sang-ho Na 88'
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9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 78'
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- 50
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26
Kotaro Hayashi ↓ Yuta Nakayama 78'
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Bench- 23
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19
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 78'
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5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 88'
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8
Keiya Sento ↑ 78'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 78'
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10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 88'
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Coach Go Kuroda -
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