Thursday , 1 October 2026

Tokyo Verdy vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Tokyo Verdy
2 – 2
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 07:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kohei Yamakoshi 34' Y
Y 36' Soya Fujiwara
Hiroto Taniguchi 73' Y
Soma Meshino 80' Y
Y 90' Michael Fitzgerald

Overview

Match Preview

Tokyo Verdy vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

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 Tokyo 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

2
2
Tokyo Verdy 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-16 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Albirex Niigata H 2–2 D
09 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
03 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
25 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–2 L
08 Dec Júbilo Iwata A 0–2 L
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 2–2 D
09 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
02 Mar Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
24 Feb Sagan Tosu FC A 2–1 W
03 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Tokyo Verdy and Albirex Niigata.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' The Japan Fuki Yamada breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Motoki Hasegawa made 110 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Yota Komi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Kaito Taniguchi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kohei Yamakoshi on 34 minutes.
  • 36' Soya Fujiwara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Fitzgerald, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Tokyo Verdy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hijiri Onaga is hanging Kosuke Saito on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tokyo Verdy and Albirex Niigata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' The whistle greets Yoshiaki Takagi as he departs to be replaced by Shusuke Ota.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Motoki Nagakura makes it 1-2.
  • 73' That is a card for Tokyo Verdy. Hiroto Taniguchi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Yudai Kimura makes way for Soma Meshino at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tokyo Verdy.
  • 78' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 78 minute. Fuki Yamada leaves to be changed by Hiroto Yamami.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Soma Meshino gets a card.
  • 82' Goki Yamada gets the nod from Tokyo Verdy. He replaces Daiki Fukazawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Naoto Arai. He replaces Soya Fujiwara on 83 minute.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Hijiri Onaga gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Michael Fitzgerald. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Tokyo Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Albirex Niigata 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Tokyo Verdy38% Draw28% Albirex Niigata34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Tokyo Verdy or Draw
66%
Draw or Albirex Niigata
62%
Tokyo Verdy or Albirex Niigata
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy28% Draw45% Albirex Niigata27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy

Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.