Albirex Niigata vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 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 03 May FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ 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 Tokyo for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 8' Goal! Marcelo Ryan scores his 25 goal in 320 matches.
- 13' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 23' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Hayato Inamura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 33' 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 Yota Komi suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teruhito Nakagawa made 280 appearances and scored 54 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 48' Kento Hashimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 52' Goal! Kei Koizumi scores his 7 goal in 389 matches.
- 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' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Keita Endo is replaced by Soma Anzai.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' GOAL! Keisuke Kasai scores on 66.
- 67' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Hiroki Akiyama by Yoshiaki Takagi on 67 minute.
- 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Takahiro Ko is replaced by Kosuke Shirai on 73 minute.
- 75' Teruhito Nakagawa is replacing Kein Sato for the FC Tokyo side.
- 80' 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.
- 82' GOAL! Marcelo Ryan scores on 82.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Yuji Hoshi. He replaces Taiki Arai on 85 minute.
- 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.
- The final score is 2-3.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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Yuji Ono ↓ Keisuke Kasai 58'
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Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 67'
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Jin Okumura ↓ Miguel Silveira 85'
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Taiki Arai ↓ Yuji Hoshi 85'
Bench
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Yuji Hoshi ↑ 85'
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Miguel Silveira ↑ 85'
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Danilo ↑ 58'
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Kento Hashimoto ↑ 67'
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Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 67'
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Keisuke Kasai ↑ 58'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriFC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
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Kento Hashimoto ↓ Kyota Tokiwa 86'
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Keita Endo ↓ Soma Anzai 59'
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Takahiro Ko ↓ Kosuke Shirai 73'
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Henrique Trevisan ↓ Teppei Oka 86'
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Kein Sato ↓ Teruhito Nakagawa 75'
Bench
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Kosuke Shirai ↑ 73'
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Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 75'
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Teppei Oka ↑ 86'
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Soma Anzai ↑ 59'
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Leon Nozawa ↑ 86'
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Kyota Tokiwa ↑ 86'
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Keita Endo 2 Marcelo Ryan 2 Diego Oliveira 2 Teruhito Nakagawa 2 Fumiya Hayakawa 1 Leon Nozawa 1 Kei Koizumi 1 Danilo 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 Tokyo xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or FC Tokyo 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 70%Albirex Niigata or FC Tokyo 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.