Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2023
Avispa Fukuoka
0 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Assistant 2 Masaki Abe (Japan)
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Werik 2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: albirex niigata gets underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 6' Hiroki Akiyama picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' The travelling albirex niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' 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.
  • 19' Yota Maejima doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 24' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Soya Fujiwara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for albirex niigata.
  • 36' The crowd applauds Masato Yuzawa as he leaves the pitch. Itsuki Oda steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
  • 38' The referee shows Albirex Niigata player a card on 38.
  • 43' Japan international Yuya Yamagishi has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Yosuke Ideguchi was booked on 45.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His avispa fukuoka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Naoto Arai was booked on 54.
  • 55' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuya Konno is hanging Ryoga Sato on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. avispa fukuoka and albirex niigata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Albirex Niigata — Eitaro Matsuda on, Takumi Hasegawa off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' It is a cagey affair so far. avispa fukuoka in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past albirex niigata's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 74' Tatsuki Nara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for avispa fukuoka so far.
  • 76' The Albirex Niigata bench stirs into life. Michael Fitzgerald is withdrawn and Thomas Deng gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Taiki Watanabe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 82' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 82 minute. Takeshi Kanamori leaves to be changed by Reiju Tsuruno.
  • 84' Yuto Horigome is ready to make an impact after coming on for Naoto Arai at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' albirex niigata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kazuya Konno 3
Ryotaro Ito 2
Kaito Taniguchi 2
Itsuki Oda 1
Yuto Horigome 1
Hiroyuki Mae 1
Fumiya Hayakawa 1
Masaya Tashiro 1

Head to Head

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

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-08-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2023-08-12 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Yokohama FC W 2023-08-06 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-07-16 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-07-08 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Albirex Niigata Form

2023-08-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata W 2023-08-12 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2023-07-15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Albirex Niigata W 2023-07-07 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

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
7%
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.