FC Machida Zelvia vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Machida Zelvia vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.
- FC Machida Zelvia 12 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 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' The game is set. Albirex Niigata kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' Shusuke Ota has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 16' FC Machida Zelvia receives a card for a hard tackle on 16.
- 21' FC Machida Zelvia 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.
- 25' Goal! Takuma Nishimura scores his 60 goal in 395 matches.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' 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.
- 40' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Kodai Mori is replaced by Ken Yamura on 46 minute.
- 51' Gen Shoji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' 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.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 71' 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.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Sang-ho Na. He replaces Yuki Soma on 76 minute.
- 77' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Yuto Horigome is replaced by Kento Hashimoto on 77 minute.
- 82' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Kodai Mori has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 84' Another substitution for FC Machida Zelvia to replace Takuma Nishimura by Shota Fujio on 84 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Taiki Arai is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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FC Machida Zelvia
Starting XI- 18
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20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Shota Fujio 84'
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- 3
- 19
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Sang-ho Na 76'
- 5
- 16
- 50
- 26
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90
Se-hun Oh ↓ Kanji Kuwayama 76'
Bench-
23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 84'
- 13
- 4
- 8
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9
Shota Fujio ↑ 84'
- 15
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10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 76'
- 6
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49
Kanji Kuwayama ↑ 76'
Coach Go KurodaAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
- 2
- 25
- 6
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 77'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Jin Okumura 77'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Yota Komi 77'
- 41
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 86'
- 1
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38
Kodai Mori ↓ Ken Yamura 46'
Bench- 35
- 18
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 77'
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16
Yota Komi ↑ 77'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 86'
- 23
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 77'
- 8
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 46'
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
Head to Head
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