Albirex Niigata vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May FC Tōkyō H 2–3 L 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 19 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 13 Apr Yokohama FC H 0–0 D 06 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Albirex Niigata A 3–2 W 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L 25 Apr Gamba Osaka H 3–0 W 20 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 06 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Albirex Niigata and FC Tōkyō is underway.
- 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 Kota Tawaratsumida suffering a number of foals already.
- 8' What a strike from Marcelo Ryan! The score is 0-1.
- 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 110 games and scored 119 goals.
- 23' Soya Fujiwara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 28' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 48' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 52' What a strike from Kei Koizumi! The score is 0-2.
- 57' 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.
- 58' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Yota Komi departs to be replaced by Danilo.
- 59' Soma Anzai is replacing Keita Endo for the FC Tokyo side.
- 64' Taishi Nozawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 66' GOAL! Keisuke Kasai scores on 66.
- 67' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoshiaki Takagi is hanging Hiroki Akiyama on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 73' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kosuke Shirai is hanging Takahiro Ko on the field on 73 minute.
- 75' Teruhito Nakagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kein Sato on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 82' Goal! Marcelo Ryan scores his 28 goal in 325 matches.
- 85' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 85 minute. Taiki Arai leaves to be changed by Yuji Hoshi.
- 86' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Henrique Trevisan by Teppei Oka on 86 minute.
- 90' Soya Fujiwara is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Tōkyō players.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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Yuji Ono ↓ Keisuke Kasai 58'
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- 25
- 6
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 67'
- 16
- 3
- 23
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Miguel Silveira 85'
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Yuji Hoshi 85'
Bench
- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 85'
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20
Miguel Silveira ↑ 85'
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11
Danilo ↑ 58'
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 67'
- 15
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 67'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 58'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriFC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 47
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18
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Kyota Tokiwa 86'
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22
Keita Endo ↓ Soma Anzai 59'
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8
Takahiro Ko ↓ Kosuke Shirai 73'
- 37
- 41
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44
Henrique Trevisan ↓ Teppei Oka 86'
- 19
- 33
- 32
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16
Kein Sato ↓ Teruhito Nakagawa 75'
Bench
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99
Kosuke Shirai ↑ 73'
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39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 75'
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- 13
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30
Teppei Oka ↑ 86'
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7
Soma Anzai ↑ 59'
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28
Leon Nozawa ↑ 86'
- 53
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27
Kyota Tokiwa ↑ 86'
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 2 Teruhito Nakagawa 2 Keita Endo 2 Marcelo Ryan 2 Matheus Moraes 1 Ryotaro Ito 1 Kosuke Shirai 1 Fumiya Hayakawa 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.24 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.52 FC Tōkyō xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or FC Tōkyō 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 59%Draw or FC Tōkyō 70%Albirex Niigata or FC Tōkyō 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tōkyō win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 12.9%0 – 1 8.7%1 – 2 8.7%0 – 0 8.3%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 7.1%1 – 0 6.9%2 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 4.8%1 – 3 4.4%0 – 3 3.6%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push FC Tōkyō covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 21% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 23% ✓FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.