Tokyo Verdy vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 12 games · 21 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' KICK OFF: Tokyo Verdy gets underway.
- 5' Daiki Fukazawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Takuya Shimamura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' 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.
- 35' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 36' What a strike from Hiroto Taniguchi! The score is 1-0.
- 41' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Jason Geria. He replaces Michael Fitzgerald on 46 minute.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kosuke Saito, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 54' Tokyo Verdy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuan Matsuhashi is hanging Yuya Fukuda on the field on 54 minute.
- 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 69' 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.
- 72' Shoji Toyama is replacing Yuta Arai for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 73' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Abdelrahman Saidi is replaced by Yamato Wakatsuki on 73 minute.
- 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Koki Morita is replaced by Rei Hirakawa.
- 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 93 games and scored 103 goals.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Tokyo Verdy
Starting XI- 14
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 40
- 26
Bench- 16
- 38
- 15
- 19
- 21
- 27
- 25
- 55
Coach Hiroshi JofukuAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
- 28
- 42
- 25
- 7
- 15
- 65
- 8
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50
Hiroto Uemura ↓ Motoki Hasegawa 73'
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Miguel Silveira 82'
- 21
Bench- 99
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18
Yamato Wakatsuki ↑ 73'
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20
Miguel Silveira ↑ 82'
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2
Jason Geria ↑ 46'
- 31
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↑ 73'
- 46
- 1
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55
Matheus Moraes ↑ 46'
Coach Toru Irie -
Head to Head
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