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

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J. League · 2025

Albirex Niigata

0 – 4

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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 (2026/26)
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 Tōkyō	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

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

44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/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' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shota Fujio suffering a number of foals already.
10' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Keiya Sento needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' 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.
25' 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.
30' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' Goal! Takuma Nishimura scores his 59 goal in 398 matches.
48' FC Machida Zelvia is showing some good football. However, FC Machida Zelvia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
51' That looks like a foul for a card for Hokuto Shimoda.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
61' Goal! Yuki Soma scores his 28 goal in 439 matches.
61' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danilo is hanging Kaito Taniguchi on the field on 61 minute.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' GOAL! Yuki Soma scores on 67.
69' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Shusuke Ota by Keisuke Kasai on 69 minute.
74' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
76' What a strike from Shota Fujio! The score is 0-4.
78' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Hokuto Shimoda is replaced by Keiya Sento.
83' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ken Yamura is hanging Motoki Hasegawa on the field on 83 minute.
88' The FC Machida Zelvia manager makes a substitution. Yuki Soma departs to be replaced by Sang-ho Na.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.

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.