Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 1

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Albirex Niigata

Wed 25 Jun 2025 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Soya Fujiwara

Y 50' Yuto Horigome

Yuki Yamamoto 90' Y

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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	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

Kawasaki Frontale 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-06-22 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata 2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Albirex Niigata	H	3–1	W
21 Jun	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
14 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	1–0	W
31 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
25 May	Gamba Osaka	H	2–2	D
21 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–2	D

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
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

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Albirex Niigata.
5' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
12' The deadlock is broken! Yasuto Wakizaka gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
22' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Soya Fujiwara.
35' GOAL! Soma Kanda fires home to make it 2-0!
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' Hayato Inamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Yuto Horigome is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuji Hoshi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Albirex Niigata.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' A tactical swap from Albirex Niigata — Jin Okumura on, Yoshiaki Takagi off on 65 minutes.
66' The crowd applauds Taiki Arai as he leaves the pitch. Hiroki Akiyama steps in for Albirex Niigata.
68' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is replaced by Ten Miyagi.
73' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tatsuya Ito, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
79' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. So Kawahara departs to be replaced by Kento Tachibanada.
84' Ken Yamura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kaito Taniguchi at the 84 minute mark.
85' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Danilo departs to be replaced by Shusuke Ota.
88' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Yasuto Wakizaka exits the field as Yuto Ozeki enters on 88.
90' Yuki Yamamoto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Jason Geria
42
Kento Hashimoto
6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 66'
28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 85'
41
Motoki Hasegawa ↑ 65'
30
Jin Okumura ↑ 65'
8
Eiji Miyamoto
9
Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
1
Kazuki Fujita

Coach Daisuke Kimori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shin Yamada	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Erison	2
Shusuke Ota	2
Koji Suzuki	2
Yuto Ozeki	1
Soma Kanda	1
Jin Okumura	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-21 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2025-06-14 Yokohama FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.91 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale52% Draw24% Albirex Niigata24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

76%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

48%

Kawasaki Frontale or Albirex Niigata

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale37% Draw42% Albirex Niigata21%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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