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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
    • 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 Antlers161114+1434
    Kashiwa Reysol15861+830
    Kyoto Sanga17845+328
    Urawa Red Diamonds16754+526
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima15825+326
    Gamba Osaka16727-223
    Cerezo Osaka16646+222
    Shimizu S-Pulse16646+222
    Vissel Kobe14635+121
    Machida Zelvia16637-121
    Avispa Fukuoka16637-221
    Shonan Bellmare16637-721
    Tokyo Verdy 196916556-520
    FC Tokyo15546-219
    Fagiano Okayama16547-219
    Kawasaki Frontale13463+718
    Nagoya Grampus16448-616
    Yokohama FC15438-615
    Albirex Niigata15276-513
    Yokohama F. Marinos13157-78
    Full Table

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