Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Avispa Fukuoka

3 – 2

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Albirex Niigata

Sat 21 Jun 2025 · 07:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Shintaro Nago 90' Y

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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

Avispa Fukuoka 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata 2025-04-02 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-08-17 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-05-25 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-08-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	Albirex Niigata	H	3–2	W
15 Jun	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	1–0	W
31 May	Tōkyō Verdy	H	0–0	D
24 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
17 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
10 May	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–3	L
15 Jun	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–0	W
31 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Best Denki Stadium that hosts another battle between Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata.
4' What a strike from Hayato Inamura! The score is 0-1.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kazuya Konno makes it 1-1.
14' Avispa Fukuoka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
16' Shosei Usui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
19' Kazuki Fujimoto makes way for Yuto Iwasaki at the 19 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
24' Soya Fujiwara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' What an equalizer from Kaito Taniguchi!
41' 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.
45' What composure from Yuji Kitajima! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-2.
46' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Takumi Kamijima exits the field as Yota Maejima enters on 46.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Motoki Hasegawa, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shusuke Ota made 110 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Hiroki Akiyama is replacing Eiji Miyamoto for the Albirex Niigata side.
63' Avispa Fukuoka ring the changes. Hiroki Akino has done his job and it is now time for Masato Shigemi to step up.
68' Albirex Niigata seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
75' Ken Yamura gets the nod from Albirex Niigata. He replaces Jin Okumura and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Shusuke Ota is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danilo at the 76 minute mark.
80' Wellington gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Shosei Usui and will look to change the dynamic.
85' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Takumi Kamijima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' The referee calls foul for Shintaro Nago. He receives a card.
90' Yoshiaki Takagi is replacing Yuji Hoshi for the Albirex Niigata side.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tatsuki Nara
17
Wellington ↑ 80'
7
Takeshi Kanamori
14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 63'
18
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 19'
77
Takaaki Shichi
29
Yota Maejima ↑ 46'
31
Masaaki Murakami
6
Masato Shigemi ↑ 63'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Jason Geria
6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 61'
28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 76'
15
Fumiya Hayakawa
33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 90'
9
Ken Yamura ↑ 75'
46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 76'
22
Taiki Arai
1
Kazuki Fujita

Coach Daisuke Kimori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kazuya Konno	3
Ryotaro Ito	2
Kaito Taniguchi	2
Yuto Horigome	1
Hiroyuki Mae	1
Fumiya Hayakawa	1
Masaya Tashiro	1
Yuji Kitajima	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-05-31 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2025-05-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-05-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-10 Yokohama FC 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-15 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-05-31 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka50% Draw26% Albirex Niigata24%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

76%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

50%

Avispa Fukuoka or Albirex Niigata

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka34% Draw47% Albirex Niigata19%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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