Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 16 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 15 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 24 8 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 19 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 16 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 17 Avispa Fukuoka 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L 20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D 09 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–5 L 20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L 05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 29 Jun Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 25 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–1 W Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 7' Albirex Niigata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Eiji Shirai on 7.
- 12' 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.
- 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 22' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Fitzgerald suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' 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.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' What a strike from Tatsuya Ito! The score is 1-1.
- 51' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 55' Ryuga Tashiro was booked on 55.
- 57' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuya Shimamura is hanging Matheus Moraes on the field on 57 minute.
- 62' Abdelrahman Saidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 63' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Marcinho departs to be replaced by Yuto Ozeki.
- 68' 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.
- 72' The whistle greets Hiroto Uemura as he departs to be replaced by Taiki Arai.
- 77' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Kento Tachibanada is replaced by So Kawahara.
- 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuto Ozeki made 418 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 83' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Motoki Hasegawa by Ken Yamura on 83 minute.
- 85' The referee calls foul for Yuki Yamamoto. He receives a card.
- 86' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Erison is replaced by Soma Kanda.
- 87' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroto Noda is hanging Tatsuya Ito on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Albirex Niigata player sees a card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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- 42
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Hiroto Uemura ↓ Taiki Arai 72'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
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14
Motoki Ohara ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 72'
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Bench-
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Takuya Shimamura ↑ 57'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 72'
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Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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Taiki Arai ↑ 72'
Coach Daisuke KimoriKawasaki Frontale
Starting XI- 4
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Hiroto Noda 87'
- 14
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23
Marcinho ↓ Yuto Ozeki 63'
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↓ So Kawahara 77'
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Erison ↓ Soma Kanda 86'
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- 13
- 98
Bench- 21
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So Kawahara ↑ 77'
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 63'
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Soma Kanda ↑ 86'
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Hiroto Noda ↑ 87'
Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata LKawasaki Frontale Form