Fagiano Okayama FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fagiano Okayama FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 May Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 10 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–2 L 06 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D 03 May Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 29 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–1 L 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–2 L 11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 03 May FC Tokyo H 2–3 L 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 19 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fagiano Okayama FC to score. At the same time, Albirex Niigata does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fagiano Okayama FC that had 51 games and scored 38 goals.
- 10' Ataru Esaka puts Fagiano Okayama FC on the lead.
- 15' GOAL! Motoki Hasegawa scores on 15.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Taiki Arai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Michael Fitzgerald. He receives a card.
- 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 51' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' Kazunari Ichimi puts Fagiano Okayama FC on the lead.
- 58' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Keisuke Kasai by Yoshiaki Takagi on 58 minute.
- 63' Daisuke Yoshimitsu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 67' The whistle greets Kazunari Ichimi as he departs to be replaced by Lucao.
- 72' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
- 77' 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 Ryo Tabei suffering a number of foals already.
- 78' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Yuji Hoshi is replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 79' Shusuke Ota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danilo on 79 minute.
- 80' It is a substitution in Fagiano Okayama FC team. Ryo Tabei is replaced by Ryo Takeuchi on 80 minute.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' The Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes a substitution. Yoshitake Suzuki departs to be replaced by Kota Kudo.
- 90' Fagiano Okayama FC player sees a card in front of him.
- Full Time. Fagiano Okayama FC beats Albirex Niigata
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Lineups
Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
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43
Yoshitake Suzuki ↓ Kota Kudo 89'
- 18
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22
Kazunari Ichimi ↓ Lucao 67'
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8
Ataru Esaka ↓ Yuta Kamiya 80'
- 24
- 39
- 50
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27
Takaya Kimura ↓ Hiroto Iwabuchi 67'
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14
Ryo Tabei ↓ Ryo Takeuchi 80'
Bench
- 88
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7
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 80'
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33
Yuta Kamiya ↑ 80'
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15
Kota Kudo ↑ 89'
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99
Lucao ↑ 67'
- 45
- 4
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19
Hiroto Iwabuchi ↑ 67'
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Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↓ Ken Yamura 78'
- 2
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11
Danilo ↓ Shusuke Ota 79'
- 25
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 58'
- 23
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Yota Komi 58'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 58'
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Bench
- 35
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 58'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 79'
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16
Yota Komi ↑ 58'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 58'
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- 8
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Ken Yamura ↑ 78'
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Coach Daisuke Kimori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazunari Ichimi 2 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Ataru Esaka 1 Eiji Shirai 1 Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-05-18 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-05-10 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-05-03 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-04-29 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-04-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC DAlbirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.44 Fagiano Okayama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.05 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Fagiano Okayama FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.49Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw 75%Draw or Albirex Niigata 52%Fagiano Okayama FC or Albirex Niigata 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%1 – 0 10.9%0 – 0 10.4%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 7.6%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 4.6%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 4.2%3 – 0 4%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
Handicap Fagiano Okayama FC covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 22% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.