Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 13 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 21 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–3 L 15 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W 31 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 25 May Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jun Albirex Niigata A 4–0 W 21 Jun Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 14 Jun Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 31 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–3 L 25 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–2 D 17 May Kashiwa Reysol H 3–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Albirex Niigata is hosting FC Machida Zelvia for another epic battle.
- 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' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' 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.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Shota Fujio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 88 games and scored 108 goals.
- 43' GOAL! Takuma Nishimura scores on 43.
- 48' 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.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Hokuto Shimoda. He receives a card.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sang-ho Na made 8 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' What a strike from Yuki Soma! The score is 0-2.
- 61' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danilo is hanging Kaito Taniguchi on the field on 61 minute.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 67' Yuki Soma with the second goal in the match!
- 69' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keisuke Kasai is hanging Shusuke Ota on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 76' GOAL! Shota Fujio scores on 76. Assisted by Takuma Nishimura
- 78' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keiya Sento is hanging Hokuto Shimoda on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 88' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Yuki Soma is replaced by Sang-ho Na.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Albirex Niigata.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 2
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Danilo 61'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Keisuke Kasai 69'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Yuji Hoshi 69'
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Bench- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 69'
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11
Danilo ↑ 61'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 83'
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Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 69'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriFC Machida Zelvia
Starting XI-
18
Hokuto Shimoda ↓ Keiya Sento 78'
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Sang-ho Na 88'
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9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 78'
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- 50
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26
Kotaro Hayashi ↓ Yuta Nakayama 78'
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Bench- 23
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19
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 78'
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5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 88'
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8
Keiya Sento ↑ 78'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 78'
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10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 88'
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Coach Go Kuroda -
Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
FC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-14 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-05-31 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2025-05-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-17 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol W