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    2025 Japanese J1 League
    Albirex
    Albirex Niigata

    Albirex Niigata

    0-3-2, 3 PTS
    2
    Tokyo Verdy
    Tokyo Verdy 1969

    Tokyo Verdy 1969

    1-1-3, 4 PTS
    2
    • Motoki Hasegawa - 42'
    • Michael James - 58'
    • Yudai Kimura - 10'
    • Yuto Tsunashima - 75'
    • Summary
    • Commentary
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
    Albirex Niigata4-4-2
    • 1
      Fujita
    • 31
      Horigome
    • 3
      Inamura
    • 5
      James
    • 25
      Fujiwara
    • 7
      Taniguchi
    • 6
      Akiyama
    • 22
      Arai
    • 28
      Ota
    • 41
      Hasegawa
    • 9
      Yamura
    No.Name
    1Kazuki Fujita
    3Hayato Inamura
    38Kodai Mori
    5Michael James
    31Yuto Horigome
    25Soya Fujiwara
    6Hiroki Akiyama
    22Taiki Arai
    7Kaito Taniguchi
    13Riku Ochiai
    28Shusuke Ota
    11Danilo Gomes
    41Motoki Hasegawa
    16Yota Komi
    9Ken Yamura
    30Jin Okumura
    Substitutes
    33Yoshiaki Takagi
    2Jason Geria
    8Eiji Miyamoto
    23Daisuke Yoshimitsu
    Tokyo Verdy 19693-4-2-1
    • 1
      Vidotto
    • 3
      Taniguchi
    • 4
      Hayashi
    • 23
      Tsunashima
    • 22
      Onaga
    • 7
      Morita
    • 8
      Saito
    • 6
      Miyahara
    • 40
      Arai
    • 9
      Someno
    • 10
      Kimura
    No.Name
    1Matheus Vidotto
    4Naoki Hayashi
    3Hiroto Taniguchi
    23Yuto Tsunashima
    15Kaito Suzuki
    7Koki Morita
    8Kosuke Saito
    22Hijiri Onaga
    17Tetsuyuki Inami
    6Kazuya Miyahara
    20Soma Meshino
    10Yudai Kimura
    40Yuta Arai
    19Yuan Matsuhashi
    9Itsuki Someno
    11Hiroto Yamami
    Substitutes
    27Ryosuke Shirai
    16Rei Hirakawa
    2Daiki Fukazawa
    21Yuya Nagasawa

    Game Information

    Niigata Stadium Big Swan
    12:05 AM, March 8, 2025
    Niigata, Japan
    Line: ALB -0.5
    Over/Under: 2.5
    Attendance: 20,503
    • Referees:
    • Hiroyuki Kimura

    Japanese J.League Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Kashima Antlers191315+1440
    Kyoto Sanga201046+834
    Urawa Red Diamonds21975+634
    Kashiwa Reysol19973+534
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima181026+632
    Vissel Kobe18936+430
    Kawasaki Frontale18783+1129
    Cerezo Osaka20857+429
    Shimizu S-Pulse19748025
    Machida Zelvia19748-125
    Fagiano Okayama19667-124
    Gamba Osaka19739-424
    Tokyo Verdy 196919667-524
    Nagoya Grampus19658-223
    Avispa Fukuoka19658-423
    Shonan Bellmare19649-922
    Yokohama FC195410-719
    FC Tokyo18549-919
    Albirex Niigata18378-816
    Yokohama F. Marinos183510-814
    Full Table

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