Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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 Tōkyō 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 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 history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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 Erison suffering a number of foals already.
- 7' Eiji Shirai puts Albirex Niigata on the lead.
- 12' 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.
- 17' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Ozeki, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 42' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Hiroto Uemura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcinho on 45.
- 46' Goal! Tatsuya Ito scores his 15 goal in 268 matches.
- 51' 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.
- 55' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Ryuga Tashiro gets a card.
- 57' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 57 minute. Matheus Moraes leaves to be changed by Takuya Shimamura.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 63' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is replaced by Yuto Ozeki.
- 68' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 72' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Hiroto Uemura by Taiki Arai on 72 minute.
- 77' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Kento Tachibanada is replaced by So Kawahara on 77 minute.
- 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 83' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Ken Yamura on 83 minute.
- 85' It’s gonna be a card for Yuki Yamamoto.
- 86' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Erison departs to be replaced by Soma Kanda.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Hiroto Noda. He replaces Tatsuya Ito on 87 minute.
- 90' Albirex Niigata receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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- 77
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50
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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- 55
Bench
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28
Takuya Shimamura ↑ 57'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 72'
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- 33
- 23
- 30
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 83'
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22
Taiki Arai ↑ 72'
Coach Daisuke KimoriKawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Hiroto Noda 87'
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- 35
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23
Marcinho ↓ Yuto Ozeki 63'
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↓ So Kawahara 77'
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9
Erison ↓ Soma Kanda 86'
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- 13
- 98
Bench
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- 41
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19
So Kawahara ↑ 77'
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 63'
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38
Soma Kanda ↑ 86'
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30
Hiroto Noda ↑ 87'
Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shin Yamada 3 Koji Suzuki 2 Yasuto Wakizaka 2 Erison 2 Shusuke Ota 2 Soma Kanda 1 Jin Okumura 1 Ryotaro Ito 1 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
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.25 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 Kawasaki Frontale xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Kawasaki Frontale 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 61%Draw or Kawasaki Frontale 68%Albirex Niigata or Kawasaki Frontale 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 1 8.6%1 – 2 8.6%0 – 0 8.3%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7%1 – 0 7%2 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 4.9%1 – 3 4.3%0 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 21% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 13% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.