Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 12 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Denka Big Swan Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Albirex Niigata and Tokyo Verdy.
- 5' Hiroki Akiyama has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Tokyo Verdy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yudai Kimura on 10.
- 15' 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.
- 19' Albirex Niigata player sees a card in front of him.
- 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' Taiki Arai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' GOAL! Motoki Hasegawa scores on 42.
- 45' Yuta Arai is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 53' Albirex Niigata receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
- 54' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Itsuki Someno by Hiroto Yamami on 54 minute.
- 58' GOAL! Michael Fitzgerald scores on 58.
- 63' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Soma Meshino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' 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.
- 69' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 69 minute. Kazuya Miyahara leaves to be changed by Soma Meshino.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hayato Inamura made 93 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' What a strike from Yuto Tsunashima! The score is 2-2.
- 76' Jin Okumura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ken Yamura on 76 minute.
- 81' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 83' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 83 minute. Shusuke Ota leaves to be changed by Danilo.
- 86' Riku Ochiai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaito Taniguchi on 86 minute.
- 90' Riku Ochiai was booked on 90.
- 90' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Yuto Tsunashima departs to be replaced by Kaito Suzuki.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Riku Ochiai 86'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Danilo 83'
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3
Hayato Inamura ↓ Kodai Mori 86'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Yota Komi 86'
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9
Ken Yamura ↓ Jin Okumura 76'
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Bench- 2
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11
Danilo ↑ 83'
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16
Yota Komi ↑ 86'
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13
Riku Ochiai ↑ 86'
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 76'
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38
Kodai Mori ↑ 86'
Coach Daisuke KimoriTokyo Verdy
Starting XI-
22
Hijiri Onaga ↓ Tetsuyuki Inami 90'
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6
Kazuya Miyahara ↓ Soma Meshino 69'
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9
Itsuki Someno ↓ Hiroto Yamami 54'
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- 10
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23
Yuto Tsunashima ↓ Kaito Suzuki 90'
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 54'
Bench- 16
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15
Kaito Suzuki ↑ 90'
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19
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 54'
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11
Hiroto Yamami ↑ 54'
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20
Soma Meshino ↑ 69'
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17
Tetsuyuki Inami ↑ 90'
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Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
Albirex Niigata Form