NIIGATA. Albirex Niigata and Tokyo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Albirex Niigata was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Denka Big Swan Stadium stadium in Niigata on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yoshimi Yamashita with the assistance of Isao Nishihashi and Soichi Iwasaki. The 4th official was Yūzō Sudani.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Albirex Niigata was in firm control of the ball 60% while Tokyo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tokyo was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Tokyo to win the match​.

Albirex Niigata shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tokyo shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Albirex Niigata received 2 yellow cards (Michael James Fitzgerald and Yuji Hoshi). On the opposite side, Tokyo received 2 yellow cards (Kei Koizumi and Kuryu Matsuki).

Standings

After this match, Albirex Niigata will have 41 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Tokyo will have 40 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Albirex Niigata will host Cerezo Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Tokyo will play away agasint Shonan Bellmare on the 2nd of December with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Tokyo (3 draws).

Albirex Niigata – Formation

Albirex Niigata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rikizo Matsuhashi decided to play with the following team: Ryosuke Kojima (7.5), Soya Fujiwara (7.1), Michael James Fitzgerald (7.1), Kazuhiko Chiba (7.5), Naoto Arai (7.3), Takahiro Ko (7.8), Yuji Hoshi (7.5), Eitaro Matsuda (7.5), Kaito Taniguchi (6.4), Shusuke Ota (7.0) and Koji Suzuki (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Deng (6.8), Hiroki Akiyama (6.8), Shunsuke Mito (7.0), Taiki Watanabe, Yota Komi (6.7), Koto Abe and Motoki Nagakura (6.3).

Albirex Niigata could not rely on the presence of Thomas Deng (injured).

Substitutions

Albirex Niigata made 5 changes: Michael James Fitzgerald for Thomas Deng (57′), Yuji Hoshi for Hiroki Akiyama (79′), Kaito Taniguchi for Motoki Nagakura (79′), Shusuke Ota for Yota Komi (68′) and Eitaro Matsuda for Shunsuke Mito (68′).

Best player: Takahiro Ko​

The player that probably impressed the most for Albirex Niigata was Takahiro Ko.

His rating is (7.8) with 58 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Tokyo – Formation

Tokyo started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).

Peter Cklamovski played with: Taishi Brandon Nozawa (8.5), Yuto Nagatomo (7.3), Yasuki Kimoto (7.0), Masato Morishige (7.5), Kashif Bangnagande (7.0), Kei Koizumi (7.0), Kuryu Matsuki (6.7), Riki Harakawa (6.7), Ryoma Watanabe (6.7), Diego Oliveira (6.3) and Adailton (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tsuyoshi Kodama, Keigo Higashi (7.0), Tsubasa Terayama (6.8), Naoki Kumata (6.8), Kota Tawaratsumida (6.7), Seiji Kimura and Kosuke Shirai (6.7).

Tokyo could not rely on the presence of Kosuke Shirai (injured), Naoki Kumata (injured) and Kota Tawaratsumida (injured).

Substitutions

Tokyo made 5 changes: Kashif Bangnagande for Kosuke Shirai (71′), Diego Oliveira for Naoki Kumata (81′), Adailton for Kota Tawaratsumida (71′), Riki Harakawa for Keigo Higashi (81′) and Kei Koizumi for Tsubasa Terayama (89′).

Best player: Taishi Brandon Nozawa​

The most impressive player for Tokyo was the goalkeeper: Taishi Brandon Nozawa. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​

• Sagan Tosu – Yokohama – 1-3
• Gamba Osaka – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-2
• Albirex Niigata – Tokyo – 0-0
• Shonan Bellmare – Nagoya Grampus – 2-1
• Kashima Antlers – Kashiwa Reysol – 1-1
• Consadole Sapporo – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 0-0