Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 36 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Best Denki Stadium that hosts another battle between Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata.
- 4' GOAL! Hayato Inamura scores on 4. Assisted by Eiji Miyamoto
- 9' What a strike from Kazuya Konno! The score is 1-1.
- 14' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 16' Goal! Shosei Usui scores his 4 goal in 179 matches.
- 19' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Kazuki Fujimoto is replaced by Yuto Iwasaki on 19 minute.
- 24' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
- 29' 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 Hiroki Akiyama suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' What an equalizer from Kaito Taniguchi!
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' Yuji Kitajima puts Avispa Fukuoka on the lead.
- 46' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Takumi Kamijima departs to be replaced by Yota Maejima.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaya Tashiro made 262 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Eiji Miyamoto by Hiroki Akiyama on 61 minute.
- 63' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Hiroki Akino is replaced by Masato Shigemi.
- 68' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Yuji Hoshi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Jin Okumura by Ken Yamura on 75 minute.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Shusuke Ota. He replaces Danilo on 76 minute.
- 80' Wellington is replacing Shosei Usui for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuma Obata, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 90.
- 90' Yoshiaki Takagi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuji Hoshi on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Albirex Niigata.
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Avispa Fukuoka
Starting XI-
5
Takumi Kamijima ↓ Yota Maejima 46'
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8
Kazuya Konno ↓ Shintaro Nago 63'
- 24
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22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Yuto Iwasaki 19'
- 37
- 25
- 88
- 47
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27
Shosei Usui ↓ Wellington 80'
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15
Hiroki Akino ↓ Masato Shigemi 63'
- 20
Bench- 3
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17
Wellington ↑ 80'
- 7
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14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 63'
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18
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 19'
- 77
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29
Yota Maejima ↑ 46'
- 31
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6
Masato Shigemi ↑ 63'
Coach Myung-Hwi KimAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 90'
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11
Danilo ↓ Shusuke Ota 76'
- 42
- 25
- 7
- 3
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Keisuke Kasai 76'
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Ken Yamura 75'
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Hiroki Akiyama 61'
- 21
Bench- 2
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6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 61'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 76'
- 15
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 90'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 75'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 76'
- 22
- 1
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form

