FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 Tokyo 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 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' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Tokyo and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 9' GOAL! Matheus Moraes scores on 9. Assisted by Motoki Hasegawa
- 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' It’s high time Toru Irie made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takahiro Ko, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
- 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Michael Fitzgerald.
- 38' Abdelrahman Saidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 47' What a strike from Keita Endo! The score is 1-1.
- 52' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Kasai made 93 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Sei Muroya gets a card.
- 65' 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 Eiji Shirai suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' FC Tokyo 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.
- 73' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Soma Anzai is replaced by Leon Nozawa on 73 minute.
- 78' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 83' Yuto Horigome has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 85' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Michael Fitzgerald is replaced by Kazuhiko Chiba on 85 minute.
- 89' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Kein Sato is replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
- 90' Eiji Shirai is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
FC Tokyo 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 Marcelo Ryan 2 Diego Oliveira 2 Teruhito Nakagawa 2 Keita Endo 2 Kei Koizumi 1 Danilo 1 Keisuke Kasai 1 Matheus Moraes 1 Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.66 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw 79%Draw or Albirex Niigata 46%FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.