Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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 Tokyo 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 21 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–2 W 15 Jun Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 31 May Tokyo 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 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 history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
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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 Lineups
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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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazuya Konno 3 Ryotaro Ito 2 Kaito Taniguchi 2 Masaya Tashiro 1 Yuji Kitajima 1 Shosei Usui 1 Hayato Inamura 1 Itsuki Oda 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
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 accuracy2 / 41.58 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Avispa Fukuoka winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.66Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 5%3 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.4%0 – 2 4%3 – 2 ActualAsian 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.