Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Marcinho

Ryuga Tashiro 55' Y

Y 85' Yuki Yamamoto

Soya Fujiwara 90' Y

Overview

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Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-06-22 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–2	L
29 Jun	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–4	L
25 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L

Kawasaki Frontale

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	Tōkyō 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 history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Denka Big Swan Stadium as Albirex Niigata face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
7' Eiji Shirai adds to his 0 season tally! Albirex Niigata lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
12' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Yuichi Maruyama, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Albirex Niigata in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
27' 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.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' Albirex Niigata are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Marcinho argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Goal! Tatsuya Ito scores his 17 goal in 273 matches.
51' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Asahi Sasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Poor challenge from Ryuga Tashiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Matheus Moraes is replaced by Takuya Shimamura on 57 minute.
62' Yuki Yamamoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
63' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is replaced by Yuto Ozeki.
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Albirex Niigata.
72' Taiki Arai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hiroto Uemura at the 72 minute mark.
77' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Kento Tachibanada by So Kawahara on 77 minute.
82' Albirex Niigata have won 119 goals from 110 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' A tactical swap from Albirex Niigata — Ken Yamura on, Motoki Hasegawa off on 83 minutes.
85' Poor challenge from Yuki Yamamoto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
86' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Erison has done his job and it is now time for Soma Kanda to step up.
87' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Tatsuya Ito is replaced by Hiroto Noda on 87 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Soya Fujiwara on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

5
Michael Fitzgerald
77
Kakeru Funaki
42
Kento Hashimoto
25
Soya Fujiwara
65
Abdelrahman Saidi
8
Eiji Shirai
50
Hiroto Uemura ↓ Taiki Arai 72'
41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 83'
14
Motoki Ohara ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 72'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
55
Matheus Moraes ↓ Takuya Shimamura 57'

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shin Yamada	3
Koji Suzuki	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Erison	2
Shusuke Ota	2
Yuto Ozeki	1
Soma Kanda	1
Jin Okumura	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 Kyōto 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 L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-07-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-29 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.25 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Kawasaki Frontale 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata32% Draw28% Kawasaki Frontale40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata23% Draw46% Kawasaki Frontale31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

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.