Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Avispa Fukuoka

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Albirex Niigata

Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium 7,705 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Yota Maejima og

Y 6' Hiroki Akiyama

Y 38' Taiki Watanabe

Yosuke Ideguchi 45' Y

Y 54' Naoto Arai

Tatsuki Nara 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Haruhiro Otsuka
Assistant 2 Masaki Abe (Japan)

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

2023-08-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-04-15 Albirex Niigata 3–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Albirex Niigata	H	0–1	L
12 Aug	Yokohama FC	H	2–0	W
06 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
16 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
08 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
30 Jun	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
12 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
15 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W
07 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
01 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–0	W

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.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
6' Hiroki Akiyama is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
16' Yuya Yamagishi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 205 appearances.
19' The deadlock is broken! Yota Maejima gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' A quiet spell here at Best Denki Stadium. Albirex Niigata seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Avispa Fukuoka 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.
36' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Masato Yuzawa departs to be replaced by Itsuki Oda.
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Taiki Watanabe.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' The referee has no hesitation. Yosuke Ideguchi is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 45.
50' Albirex Niigata come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Naoto Arai on 54.
55' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Ryoga Sato is withdrawn and Kazuya Konno gets his opportunity.
60' Avispa Fukuoka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
64' The Albirex Niigata bench stirs into life. Takumi Hasegawa is withdrawn and Eitaro Matsuda gets his opportunity.
69' Avispa Fukuoka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
74' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' Michael Fitzgerald makes way for Thomas Deng at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Albirex Niigata.
81' Avispa Fukuoka are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Albirex Niigata's 4-2-3-1 shape.
82' Reiju Tsuruno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takeshi Kanamori on 82 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Naoto Arai is replaced by Yuto Horigome on 84 minute.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Tatsuki Nara.
The points are shared — Avispa Fukuoka 0-1 Albirex Niigata. Honours even.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Thomas Deng ↑ 76'
8
Takahiro Ko ↑ 76'
22
Eitaro Matsuda ↑ 64'
31
Yuto Horigome ↑ 84'
21
Koto Abe
16
Yota Komi ↑ 76'
33
Yoshiaki Takagi

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kazuya Konno	3
Ryotaro Ito	2
Kaito Taniguchi	2
Yuji Kitajima	1
Shosei Usui	1
Hayato Inamura	1
Itsuki Oda	1
Yuto Horigome	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Avispa Fukuoka or Albirex Niigata 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka35% Draw31% Albirex Niigata34%

Actual: Albirex Niigata win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

66%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

65%

Avispa Fukuoka or Albirex Niigata

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka23% Draw52% Albirex Niigata25%

Actual: Albirex Niigata win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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

Avispa Fukuoka vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

Albirex Niigata Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Clean Sheet