Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata
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    Shimizu S-Pulse
    • 16': Toshiki Takahashi

    About

    Albirex Niigata are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Match Commentary

    • 16': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 16'
    • 31': Reon Yamahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 31'
    • 39': Motoki Ohara (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 39'
    • 40': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 40'
    • 44': Masaki Yumiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 44'
    • 57': Kai Matsuzaki (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
    • 57': Shinya Yajima (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
    • 65': Jin Okumura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Takuya Shimamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
    • 76': Hiroto Uemura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 76'
    • 83': Yuto Horigome (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 83'
    • 84': Sen Takagi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 84'
    • 84': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 84'
    • 86': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
    • 86': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
    • 90'+8': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 98'

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    44 Possession 56
    9 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    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
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    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: 24,557

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Ryuga Tashiro (GK)
    77 Funaki Kakeru
    5 Michael James
    31 Yuto Horigome Yellow Card
    25 Soya Fujiwara
    41 Motoki Hasegawa
    8 Eiji Shirai
    22 Taiki Arai
    65 Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi
    14 Motoki Ohara Yellow Card
    55 Matheus Moraes
    Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
    Yoshiaki Takagi, Kaito Taniguchi, Takuya Shimamura, Daisuke Yoshimitsu, Hiroto Uemura, Jin Okumura, Jason Geria, Kento Hashimoto, Yamato Wakatsuki.

    SHI Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    16 Togo Umeda (GK)
    24 Kim Min-Tae
    4 Sodai Hasukawa
    66 Jelani Sumiyoshi
    98 Matheus Bueno
    17 Masaki Yumiba Yellow Card
    14 Reon Yamahara Yellow Card
    28 Yutaka Yoshida
    38 Toshiki Takahashi
    33 Takashi Inui
    11 Hikaru Nakahara
    Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:
    Shinya Yajima, Kengo Kitazume, Kazuki Kozuka, Sen Takagi, Kai Matsuzaki, Kota Miyamoto, Kanta Chiba, Kento Haneda, Yuya Oki.

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