Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:05 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroyuki Kimura 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Albirex Niigata 20 · Tokyo Verdy 17
Referee Stats
19 matches · 2.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.89
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.16
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 47%
Draws 37%
Away wins 16%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Tokyo Verdy (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-7-9

Goals For / Against

8 / 23
Avg: 0.42 / 1.21

Points

16
Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79
PPG
0.84
1.05
GF
0.42
1.63
GA
1.21
53%
O2.5
32%
63%
BTTS
21%
32%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th
Tokyo Verdy rank17th
Albirex Niigata points24
Tokyo Verdy points43
Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31
51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.
Tokyo Verdy: #17 · 43 pts · GD -18
32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-7
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Tokyo Verdy last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals2-10
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Tokyo Verdy trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS21%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.542%
Also: Over 0.5 68% · Over 1.5 37% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%
Tokyo Verdy score away37%
Tokyo Verdy clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%
Tokyo Verdy score first32%
Tokyo Verdy win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% · Tokyo Verdy 0%
Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' · Tokyo Verdy 39.8'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08
Tokyo Verdy score away0.42 vs 1.08
Tokyo Verdy concede away1.21 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Tokyo Verdy score 61% below league average.
Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Tokyo Verdy are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.75
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4

Tokyo Verdy goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
9
8
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
3
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
3
1
Fouls
19
14
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
658
401
Passes Accurate
563
323
Passes %
86%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
Y. Kimura
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Someno
19'
19' T. Arai
42'
42' Goal · 1-1
M. Hasegawa
Normal Goal
45+1'
45+1' Y. Arai
53'
53' H. Inamura
54'
54' Y. Arai
1st substitution · For: Y. Matsuhashi
54'
54' I. Someno
2nd substitution · For: H. Yamami
58'
58' Goal · 2-1
M. Fitzgerald
Normal Goal
69'
69' K. Miyahara
3rd substitution · For: Soma Meshino
75'
75' K. Yamura
1st substitution · For: J. Okumura
75'
75' Goal · 2-2
Y. Tsunashima
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Saito
83'
83' S. Ota
2nd substitution · For: Danilo Gomes
86'
86' H. Inamura
3rd substitution · For: K. Mori
86'
86' K. Taniguchi
4th substitution · For: R. Ochiai
86'
86' M. Hasegawa
5th substitution · For: Y. Komi
90+3'
90+3' Y. Tsunashima
4th substitution · For: K. Suzuki
90+3'
90+3' H. Onaga
5th substitution · For: T. Inami
90+4'
90+4' R. Ochiai

Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata drew 2-2 with Tokyo Verdy on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroyuki Kimura. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: Tokyo Verdy took an early lead at 10' when Y. Kimura scored, with the assist credited to I. Someno, making the score 0-1. T. Arai received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 19'. Albirex Niigata leveled the score at 42' when M. Hasegawa scored, making the score 1-1. Y. Arai received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 45+1'.

Second half: H. Inamura received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 53'. Tokyo Verdy made their 1st substitution at 54', with Y. Arai replacing Y. Matsuhashi. Tokyo Verdy made their 2nd substitution at 54', with I. Someno replacing H. Yamami. Albirex Niigata took the lead at 58' when M. Fitzgerald scored, making the score 2-1. Tokyo Verdy made their 3rd substitution at 69', with K. Miyahara replacing Soma Meshino. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 75', with K. Yamura replacing J. Okumura. Tokyo Verdy leveled the score at 75' when Y. Tsunashima scored, with the assist credited to K. Saito, making the score 2-2. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 83', with S. Ota replacing Danilo Gomes. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 86', with H. Inamura replacing K. Mori. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 86', with K. Taniguchi replacing R. Ochiai. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Hasegawa replacing Y. Komi. Tokyo Verdy made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with Y. Tsunashima replacing K. Suzuki. Tokyo Verdy made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with H. Onaga replacing T. Inami. R. Ochiai received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 90+4'.

Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions while Tokyo Verdy used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 3 yellow cards, while Tokyo Verdy got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Albirex Niigata vs Tokyo Verdy Head-to-Head History by Season