Albirex Niigata vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 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 04 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 27 Sep Gamba Osaka A 2–4 L 23 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D 20 Sep Yokohama FC A 0–1 L 13 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L 31 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D 27 Sep FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L 23 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–0 D 20 Sep Tokyo Verdy A 2–4 L 13 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L 30 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–5 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Albirex Niigata kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Toru Irie made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Fagiano Okayama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuta Kamiya, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 24' Goal! Kazunari Ichimi scores his 12 goal in 382 matches.
- 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoshitake Suzuki made 415 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fagiano Okayama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 47' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Fumiya Hayakawa gets a card.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Lucao is replacing Takaya Kimura for the Fagiano Okayama FC side.
- 61' Abdelrahman Saidi is replacing Yuji Ono for the Albirex Niigata side.
- 66' Taiki Arai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 67' What a strike from Eiji Shirai! The score is 1-1.
- 72' 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.
- 74' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Takuya Shimamura by Motoki Ohara on 74 minute.
- 75' Another substitution for Fagiano Okayama FC to replace Haruka Motoyama by Masaya Matsumoto on 75 minute.
- 76' Yoshitake Suzuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daichi Tagami on 76 minute.
- 81' 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.
- 83' It’s gonna be a card for Eiji Miyamoto.
- 84' The whistle greets Fumiya Hayakawa as he departs to be replaced by Jason Geria.
- 88' The Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes a substitution. Eiji Miyamoto departs to be replaced by Ryo Takeuchi.
- 90' Albirex Niigata player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Kaito Fujii. He replaces Ataru Esaka on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Abdelrahman Saidi 61'
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28
Takuya Shimamura ↓ Motoki Ohara 74'
- 25
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 61'
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15
Fumiya Hayakawa ↓ Jason Geria 84'
- 8
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 84'
- 21
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroto Uemura 90'
Bench
- 18
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2
Jason Geria ↑ 84'
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 61'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 84'
- 33
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65
Abdelrahman Saidi ↑ 61'
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50
Hiroto Uemura ↑ 90'
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14
Motoki Ohara ↑ 74'
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Coach Toru IrieFagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 49
- 18
- 22
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8
Ataru Esaka ↓ Kaito Fujii 90'
- 33
- 15
- 50
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41
Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Ryo Takeuchi 88'
- 26
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27
Takaya Kimura ↓ Lucao 56'
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Bench
- 77
- 88
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43
Yoshitake Suzuki ↑ 76'
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7
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 88'
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28
Masaya Matsumoto ↑ 75'
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99
Lucao ↑ 56'
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19
Hiroto Iwabuchi ↑ 76'
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3
Kaito Fujii ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazunari Ichimi 2 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Ataru Esaka 1 Eiji Shirai 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-10-04 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-09-27 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-09-23 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2025-09-20 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-09-13 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-08-30 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.28 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 Fagiano Okayama FC xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.34Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 71%Draw or Fagiano Okayama FC 59%Albirex Niigata or Fagiano Okayama FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Fagiano Okayama FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 11.8%1 – 0 11.2%0 – 1 9%2 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 22% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 18% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.