Albirex Niigata vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 13 games · 26 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 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 27 Sep Gamba Osaka A 2–4 L 23 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D 20 Sep Yokohama FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Oct Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D 17 Oct Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D 04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L 27 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W 23 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 4–0 W 12 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Yosuke Ideguchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fumiya Hayakawa, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Daiya Maekawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' 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 Tetsushi Yamakawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiju Sasaki is hanging Haruya Ide on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Yuya Osako scores his 67 goal in 403 matches.
- 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takuya Shimamura on 48.
- 51' Soya Fujiwara was booked on 51.
- 52' What a strike from Yuya Osako! The score is 0-2.
- 57' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 62' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Abdelrahman Saidi by Matheus Moraes on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoshinori Muto made 325 appearances and scored 41 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' What a strike from Takuya Shimamura! The score is 1-2.
- 75' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yosuke Ideguchi is hanging Yuya Kuwasaki on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Koya Yuruki. He replaces Taisei Miyashiro on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 90' Goal! Yamato Wakatsuki scores his 1 goal in 400 matches.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Takahiro Ogihara. He receives a card.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 2
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Yuto Horigome 75'
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- 7
- 15
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- 8
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 75'
- 21
Bench- 5
- 99
- 35
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18
Yamato Wakatsuki ↑ 75'
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31
Yuto Horigome ↑ 75'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 75'
- 50
- 1
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55
Matheus Moraes ↑ 62'
Coach Toru IrieVissel Kobe
Starting XI- 10
- 3
- 11
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41
Katsuya Nagato ↓ Yuki Honda 81'
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18
Haruya Ide ↓ Daiju Sasaki 46'
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9
Taisei Miyashiro ↓ Koya Yuruki 81'
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2
Nanasei Iino ↓ Rikuto Hirose 62'
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25
Yuya Kuwasaki ↓ Yosuke Ideguchi 75'
Bench-
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Yosuke Ideguchi ↑ 75'
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13
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 46'
- 26
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↑ 62'
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14
Koya Yuruki ↑ 81'
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15
Yuki Honda ↑ 81'
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Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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