Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Albirex Niigata

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FC Machida Zelvia

Sun 29 Jun 2025 · 09:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 51' Hokuto Shimoda

Overview

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Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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

Albirex Niigata 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Machida Zelvia

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-03-15 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2024-08-25 Albirex Niigata 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-06-01 FC Machida Zelvia 1–3 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

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

FC Machida Zelvia

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 history

14% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

4/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

Yuki Soma	3 G	3 A
Koki Ogawa	3 G
Hotaka Nakamura	2 G	1 A
Tete Yengi	2 G	1 A
Takuma Nishimura	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' FC Machida Zelvia have won 132 goals from 101 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' FC Machida Zelvia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Takuma Nishimura, a Japan , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' A quiet spell here at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Albirex Niigata seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' The 31-year-old Hiroyuki Mae has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Go Kuroda will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Takuma Nishimura adds to his 2 season tally! FC Machida Zelvia lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Albirex Niigata and FC Machida Zelvia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' Hokuto Shimoda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Yuki Soma makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Machida Zelvia are in front.
61' A change in the Albirex Niigata ranks — Kaito Taniguchi exits the field as Danilo enters on 61.
66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
67' GOAL! Yuki Soma fires home to make it 0-3!
69' Fresh legs for Albirex Niigata! Keisuke Kasai comes on to replace Shusuke Ota.
74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' What a strike from Shota Fujio! The score is 0-4.
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' Ken Yamura is replacing Motoki Hasegawa for the Albirex Niigata side.
88' The whistle greets Yuki Soma as he departs to be replaced by Sang-ho Na.
Full Time. FC Machida Zelvia beats Albirex Niigata

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Michael Fitzgerald
19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 69'
11
Danilo ↑ 61'
33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 83'
4
Shosei Okamoto
9
Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 69'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
22
Taiki Arai

Coach Daisuke Kimori

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ryohei Shirasaki
19
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 78'
5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 88'
13
Tatsuya Morita
8
Keiya Sento ↑ 78'
15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 78'
10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 88'
49
Kanji Kuwayama
90
Se-hun Oh

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

2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-15 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-05-31 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W

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 accuracy

1 / 4

1.05 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.63 FC Machida Zelvia xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata26% Draw28% FC Machida Zelvia46%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata18% Draw46% FC Machida Zelvia36%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 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

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.