Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Machida Zelvia, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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  • 43': Takuma Nishimura
  • 61': Yuki Soma
  • 67': Yuki Soma
  • 76': Shota Fujio

About

Albirex Niigata are hosting Machida Zelvia at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

  • 43': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 43'
  • 51': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 51'
  • 61': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 61'
  • 67': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 67'
  • 69': Keisuke Kasai (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 69'
  • 69': Yuji Hoshi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 69'
  • 76': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 76'
  • 77': Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
  • 83': Ken Yamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 83'
  • 83': Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 83'
  • 88': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
37.3 Possession 62.7
24 SHOTS 21
8 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
4 Blocked Shots 11
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 20,087

Japanese J1 League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 18 +20 45
2 FC Tokyo 18 +12 37
3 Machida Zelvia 18 +4 37
4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 -4 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ALB Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kazuki Fujita (GK)
3 Hayato Inamura
2 Jason Geria
31 Yuto Horigome
15 Fumiya Hayakawa
8 Eiji Miyamoto
6 Hiroki Akiyama
7 Kaito Taniguchi
28 Shusuke Ota
30 Jin Okumura
41 Motoki Hasegawa

ZEL Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kosei Tani (GK)
4 Ryuho Kikuchi
3 Gen Shoji
50 Daihachi Okamura
18 Hokuto Shimoda Yellow Card
16 Hiroyuki Mae
26 Kotaro Hayashi
6 Henry Mochizuki
9 Shota Fujio
7 Yuki Soma
20 Takuma Nishimura

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