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Albirex Niigata vs Shonan Bellmare, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Albirex Niigata
2 – 1
Full Time
Shonan Bellmare
Sun 25 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Albirex Niigata vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

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

2
2
2
Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Shonan Bellmare
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare 2024-09-14 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Shonan Bellmare 2024-05-19 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-08-12 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Shonan Bellmare 2023-06-03 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
18 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–2 L
11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
03 May FC Tōkyō H 2–3 L
29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
Shonan Bellmare
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Albirex Niigata A 1–2 L
17 May Yokohama FC H 0–1 L
11 May Tōkyō Verdy A 2–0 W
07 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L
03 May Gamba Osaka A 0–4 L
29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Denka Big Swan Stadium that hosts another battle between Albirex Niigata and Shonan Bellmare.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Japan international Kohei Okuno has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Albirex Niigata currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Shonan Bellmare is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luiz Phellype on 20.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 110 games and scored 119 goals.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Albirex Niigata and Shonan Bellmare are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kaito Taniguchi makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 36' Shonan Bellmare is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' A tactical swap from Shonan Bellmare — Yutaro Oda on, Luiz Phellype off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Albirex Niigata must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Yota Komi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Danilo is replacing Jin Okumura for the Albirex Niigata side.
  • 81' A change in the Shonan Bellmare ranks — Taiyo Hiraoka exits the field as Akimi Barada enters on 81.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Albirex Niigata — Keisuke Kasai on, Kaito Taniguchi off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shonan Bellmare needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ken Yamura is hanging Yota Komi on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Ryo Nemoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaki Ikeda on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

Shonan Bellmare Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Satoshi Yamaguchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaito Taniguchi 4
Lukian 2
Motoki Nagakura 2
Yoshiaki Takagi 2
Akito Suzuki 2
Konsuke Onose 2
Matheus Moraes 1
Yuki Ohashi 1

Head to Head

2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare 2024-09-14 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Shonan Bellmare 2024-05-19 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-08-12 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Shonan Bellmare 2023-06-03 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-05-18 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-03 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tōkyō L 2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-04-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Albirex Niigata D

Shonan Bellmare Form

2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2025-05-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2025-05-11 Tōkyō Verdy 0–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-05-03 Gamba Osaka 4–0 Shonan Bellmare L 2025-04-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Albirex Niigata xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Shonan Bellmare xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Albirex Niigata48% Draw25% Shonan Bellmare27%
Actual: Albirex Niigata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw
74%
Draw or Shonan Bellmare
52%
Albirex Niigata or Shonan Bellmare
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Albirex Niigata32% Draw45% Shonan Bellmare23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Shonan Bellmare covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.