Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy match stats & report

2–2 Full time

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 5 · Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata · Ref Hiroyuki Kimura, Japan

Albirex Niigata stats & fixtures · Tokyo Verdy stats & fixtures

Albirex Niigata drew with Tokyo Verdy 2–2 in the J1 League on 8 March 2025. Expected goals finished 0.64–0.43. Albirex Niigata had 62% of the ball.

Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy match statistics

Albirex NiigataTokyo Verdy

62% Ball possession 38%
0.64 Expected goals (xG) 0.43
9 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 3
3 Corners 1
19 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 1
658 Passes 401
86% Pass accuracy 81%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

10' Goal Y. Kimura (assist I. Someno) Tokyo Verdy
19' Yellow card T. Arai Albirex Niigata
42' Goal M. Hasegawa Albirex Niigata
45+1' Yellow card Y. Arai Tokyo Verdy
53' Yellow card H. Inamura Albirex Niigata
58' Goal M. Fitzgerald Albirex Niigata
75' Goal Yuto Tsunashima (assist K. Saito) Tokyo Verdy
90+4' Yellow card R. Ochiai Albirex Niigata

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Albirex Niigata

Confirmed 4-4-2 Takafumi Yoshimoto

1 K. Fujita

31 Y. Horigome 3 H. Inamura 5 M. Fitzgerald 25 S. Fujiwara

7 K. Taniguchi 6 H. Akiyama 22 T. Arai 28 S. Ota

41 M. Hasegawa 9 K. Yamura

Bench D. Yoshimitsu , Jason Geria , K. Mori , E. Miyamoto , Danilo Gomes , R. Ochiai , J. Okumura , Y. Takagi , Y. Komi

Tokyo Verdy

Confirmed

1 Matheus Vidotto Goalkeeper
23 Yuto Tsunashima Defender
4 N. Hayashi Defender
3 H. Taniguchi Defender
6 K. Miyahara Midfielder
8 K. Saito Midfielder
7 K. Morita Midfielder
22 H. Onaga Midfielder
9 I. Someno Attacker
40 Y. Arai Attacker
10 Y. Kimura Attacker

Bench Y. Nagasawa , D. Fukazawa , K. Suzuki , R. Hirakawa , T. Inami , Y. Matsuhashi , S. Meshino , H. Yamami , R. Shirai

Form guide

Albirex Niigata at home

2–3–3 in 8 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 8
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.2 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Tokyo Verdy away

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
23 Oct 24	Albirex Niigata v Tokyo Verdy	0–2
16 Mar 24	Tokyo Verdy v Albirex Niigata	2–2

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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