Urawa 1-0 Albirex Niigata — J1 League, 31 Aug 2025
Urawa beat Albirex Niigata 1-0 in the J1 League on 31 August 2025 at Saitama Stadium, Saitama. Matheus Savio scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Urawa have won 2 and Albirex Niigata 0, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-030'assist: Takuro Kaneko
- 42'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 59'
- 59'out: Y. Matsuo
- 64'out: T. Shimamura
- 76'
- 76'out: J. Okumura
- 76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 86'
- 88'
- 90+5'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Urawa
- 8.3Matheus SávioM
- 8.2Shusaku NishikawaG
- 7.5Shoya NakajimaM
- 7.3Marius HøibråtenD
- 7.2Takuro KanekoM
- 7.2Hirokazu IshiharaD
- 7.0Takuya OgiwaraD
- 7.0Hiiro KomoriF
- 7.0Kai ShibatoM
- 6.9Danilo BozaD
- 6.9Takahiro SekineM
- 6.9Taishi MatsumotoM
- 6.9Yoichi NaganumaM
- 6.9Kaito YasuiM
- 6.6Yusuke MatsuoM
- 6.6Samuel GustafsonM
Albirex Niigata
- 7.6Yuto HorigomeD
- 7.6Motoki OharaM
- 7.3Eiji ShiraiM
- 7.2Michael James FitzgeraldD
- 7.2Motoki HasegawaF
- 7.2Hiroto UemuraM
- 7.0Matheus MoraesM
- 7.0Ryuga TashiroG
- 6.7Jin OkumuraM
- 6.6Takuya ShimamuraM
- 6.6Yoshiaki TakagiM
- 6.6Kakeru FunakiD
- 6.5Abdelrahman BoudahF
- 6.5Kaito TaniguchiF
- 6.3Soya FujiwaraD
- 6.2Kento HashimotoD
Line-ups
- 10S. Nakajima59'M7.5
- 8Matheus Savio30'M8.3
- 11S. Gustafson59'M6.6
- 77Takuro Kaneko88'M7.2
- 1Shusaku NishikawaG8.2
- 26Takuya Ogiwara81'D7.0
- 4Hirokazu IshiharaD7.2
- 3Danilo BozaD6.9
- 5M. HoibraatenD7.3
- 17Hiiro KomoriF7.0
- 25Kaito Yasui81'M6.9
Substitutes
- 14Takahiro Sekine88'M6.9
- 6Taishi Matsumoto59'M6.9
- 22K. Shibato81'M7.0
- 88Yoichi Naganuma81'M6.9
- 12ThiagoF
- 16A. NiekawaG
- 24Y. Matsuo59'M6.6
- 21T. OkuboM
- 28Kenta NemotoD
Albirex Niigata4-4-2
Coach: Takafumi Yoshimoto
- 5M. FitzgeraldD7.2
- 77K. FunakiD6.6
- 8E. ShiraiM7.3
- 31Y. Horigome76'D7.6
- 65Abdelrahman BoudahF6.5
- 25S. FujiwaraD6.3
- 41Motoki Hasegawa86'F7.2
- 55Moraes64'M7.0
- 21R. TashiroG7.0
- 14M. Ohara76'M7.6
- 50H. Uemura76'M7.2
Substitutes
- 35K. ChibaD
- 15F. HayakawaD
- 33Y. Takagi86'M6.6
- 23D. YoshimitsuG
- 28T. Shimamura64'M6.6
- 7Kaito Taniguchi76'F6.5
- 22T. AraiM
- 42Kento Hashimoto76'D6.2
- 30J. Okumura76'M6.7
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
0.81Expected goals (xG)1.69
14Total shots17
5Shots on target4
4Shots off target10
5Blocked shots3
1Corners9
9Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves4
449Total passes452
400Accurate passes393
89%Pass accuracy87%
Urawa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Sávio | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Shoya Nakajima | 59 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Marius Høibråten | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Takuro Kaneko | 88 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Hirokazu Ishihara | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Takuya Ogiwara | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Hiiro Komori | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Kai Shibato | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Danilo Boza | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Takahiro Sekine | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Yoichi Naganuma | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kaito Yasui | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Yusuke Matsuo | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Gustafson | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
Albirex Niigata
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuto Horigome | 76 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Motoki Ohara | 76 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Eiji Shirai | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Michael James Fitzgerald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Motoki Hasegawa | 86 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Hiroto Uemura | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Matheus Moraes | 64 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ryuga Tashiro | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jin Okumura | 14 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Takuya Shimamura | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Yoshiaki Takagi | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kakeru Funaki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Abdelrahman Boudah | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kaito Taniguchi | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Soya Fujiwara | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kento Hashimoto | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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