FC Tōkyō vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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 06 Dec Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D 30 Nov Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 09 Nov FC Machida Zelvia A 1–0 W 25 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC H 3–1 W 17 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–0 D 04 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Dec FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D 30 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 1–3 L 08 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 2–5 L 26 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D 18 Oct Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 04 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 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' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 9' Goal! Matheus Moraes scores his 3 goal in 110 matches.
- 14' Fumiya Hayakawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 19' 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.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Michael Fitzgerald. He receives a card.
- 38' 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.
- 43' 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.
- 47' What a strike from Keita Endo! The score is 0-2.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuhiko Chiba made 335 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 60' The referee calls foul for Sei Muroya. He receives a card.
- 65' 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.
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' The whistle greets Soma Anzai as he departs to be replaced by Leon Nozawa.
- 78' 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 Marcelo Ryan suffering a number of foals already.
- 83' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 85' Kazuhiko Chiba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Fitzgerald on 85 minute.
- 89' Motoki Nagakura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kein Sato on 89 minute.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Eiji Shirai. He receives a card.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 22
- 8
- 37
- 24
- 13
- 19
- 7
- 16
Bench
- 99
- 39
- 40
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 28
- 26
- 27
Coach Rikizo MatsuhashiAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 25
- 31
- 15
- 65
- 8
- 41
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↓ Taiki Arai 73'
- 14
- 1
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55
Matheus Moraes ↓ Jin Okumura 73'
Bench
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35
Kazuhiko Chiba ↑ 85'
- 42
- 33
- 50
- 4
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 73'
- 21
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22
Taiki Arai ↑ 73'
- 48
Coach Toru Irie -
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
FC Tōkyō Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.66 FC Tōkyō xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw 79%Draw or Albirex Niigata 46%FC Tōkyō or Albirex Niigata 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.5%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 9.2%0 – 0 8.8%0 – 1 6%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 0 5%2 – 2 4.8%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 2.7%Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 23% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.