Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 21 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–3 L 15 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W 31 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 25 May Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jun Albirex Niigata A 4–0 W 21 Jun Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 14 Jun Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 31 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–3 L 25 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–2 D 17 May Kashiwa Reysol H 3–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Danilo 61'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Keisuke Kasai 69'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
- 30
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Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Yuji Hoshi 69'
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Bench
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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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Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 69'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
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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
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19
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 78'
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5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 88'
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Keiya Sento ↑ 78'
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Mitchell Duke ↑ 78'
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Sang-ho Na ↑ 88'
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Coach Go Kuroda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shota Fujio 2 Takuma Nishimura 2 Yuki Soma 2 Soya Fujiwara 1 Yota Komi 1 Min-Gyu Jang 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
FC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-14 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-05-31 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2025-05-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-17 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.05 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Machida Zelvia winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 53%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 74%Albirex Niigata or FC Machida Zelvia 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.6%0 – 1 10.3%1 – 2 9.2%0 – 2 8.9%0 – 0 8.8%1 – 0 6.2%2 – 1 5.9%1 – 3 5%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 3 4.8%2 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 14% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 23% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 21% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.