Albirex Niigata vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 29 Mar Gamba Osaka H 3–3 D 15 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L 08 Mar Tokyo Verdy H 2–2 D 02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–2 D 26 Feb Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W 29 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 2–2 D 15 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–0 W 09 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W 01 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W 26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Avispa Fukuoka gets underway.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Tomoya Miki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Albirex Niigata seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 93 games and scored 103 goals.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' Takumi Kamijima needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Masaaki Murakami, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Nassim Ben Khalifa is replaced by Shahab Zahedi Tabar.
- 60' Avispa Fukuoka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Masaya Tashiro on 60.
- 62' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Jin Okumura by Danilo on 62 minute.
- 67' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 71' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuya Konno is hanging Shintaro Nago on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Yuji Kitajima gets a card.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Eiji Miyamoto. He replaces Motoki Hasegawa on 78 minute.
- 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 86' Yuto Iwasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Fujimoto on 86 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Avispa Fukuoka players.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↓ Keisuke Kasai 78'
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- 42
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- 6
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16
Yota Komi ↓ Yamato Wakatsuki 86'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Eiji Miyamoto 78'
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Danilo 62'
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9
Ken Yamura ↓ Yuji Ono 62'
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Bench
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99
Yuji Ono ↑ 62'
- 35
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18
Yamato Wakatsuki ↑ 86'
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11
Danilo ↑ 62'
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- 23
- 4
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 78'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 78'
Coach Daisuke KimoriAvispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Shintaro Nago ↓ Kazuya Konno 71'
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- 77
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22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Yuto Iwasaki 86'
- 29
- 37
- 31
- 88
- 11
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15
Hiroki Akino ↓ Yuji Kitajima 71'
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Bench
- 17
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5
Takumi Kamijima ↑ 86'
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18
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 86'
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8
Kazuya Konno ↑ 71'
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↑ 71'
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9
Shahab Zahedi Tabar ↑ 58'
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Coach Myung-Hwi Kim -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazuya Konno 3 Ryotaro Ito 2 Kaito Taniguchi 2 Yuto Horigome 1 Hiroyuki Mae 1 Fumiya Hayakawa 1 Masaya Tashiro 1 Yuji Kitajima 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.15 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Avispa Fukuoka xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Avispa Fukuoka 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Avispa Fukuoka winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 64%Draw or Avispa Fukuoka 67%Albirex Niigata or Avispa Fukuoka 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 11.8%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.8%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.5%1 – 3 3.1%3 – 1 2.8%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 19% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 20% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.