Machida Zelvia vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Commentary
- 13': Kosuke Saito (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 13'
- 18': Goki Yamada (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 18'
- 33': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 33'
- 45': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
- 54': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 54'
- 65': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
- 68': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Yuya Fukuda (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 68'
- 76': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 76'
- 77': Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
- 78': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 78'
- 90'+3': Hiroto Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 93'
Statistics
 TYKV |
ZEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 6,825
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo | 14 | +25 | 33 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | +22 | 30 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | +20 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosei Tani (GK) |
| 50 | Daihachi Okamura |
| 3 | Gen Shoji |
| 5 | Ibrahim Dresevic |
| 16 | Hiroyuki Mae |
| 23 | Ryohei Shirasaki |
| 19 | Yuta Nakayama |
| 6 | Henry Mochizuki |
| 15 | Mitchell Duke |
| 7 | Yuki Soma  |
| 20 | Takuma Nishimura |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus Vidotto (GK) |
| 5 | Kaito Chida |
| 3 | Hiroto Taniguchi |
| 23 | Yuto Tsunashima |
| 7 | Koki Morita |
| 8 | Kosuke Saito |
| 22 | Hijiri Onaga |
| 6 | Kazuya Miyahara |
| 13 | Goki Yamada |
| 40 | Yuta Arai |
| 11 | Hiroto Yamami |
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