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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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 18 Oct Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 03 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W 27 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 23 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–4 L 20 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC H 4–2 W 15 Sep FC Tokyo A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 13 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season -
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
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- 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'
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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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