Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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 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 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 history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kawasaki Frontale is hosting Albirex Niigata for another epic battle.
- 5' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuji Ono, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 12' GOAL! Yasuto Wakizaka scores on 12.
- 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 32' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' The referee calls foul for Soya Fujiwara. He receives a card.
- 35' Goal! Soma Kanda scores his 1 goal in 417 matches.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 93 games and scored 103 goals.
- 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuto Horigome on 50.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' 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 Danilo suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jin Okumura is hanging Yoshiaki Takagi on the field on 65 minute.
- 66' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Taiki Arai is replaced by Hiroki Akiyama on 66 minute.
- 68' The whistle greets Marcinho as he departs to be replaced by Ten Miyagi.
- 73' Albirex Niigata 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.
- 78' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Yuji Hoshi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 79' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. So Kawahara is replaced by Kento Tachibanada on 79 minute.
- 84' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ken Yamura is hanging Kaito Taniguchi on the field on 84 minute.
- 85' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Danilo by Shusuke Ota on 85 minute.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Yuto Ozeki. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka on 88 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Yuki Yamamoto gets a card.
- Full Time. Kawasaki Frontale beats Albirex Niigata
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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4
Jesiel ↓ Yuichi Maruyama 79'
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Yuto Ozeki 88'
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23
Marcinho ↓ Ten Miyagi 68'
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- 5
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19
So Kawahara ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
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- 13
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38
Soma Kanda ↓ Yu Kobayashi 68'
- 98
Bench
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11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 68'
- 41
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35
Yuichi Maruyama ↑ 79'
- 31
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 79'
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24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 68'
- 20
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Yuto Ozeki ↑ 88'
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Motoki Hasegawa 65'
- 19
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11
Danilo ↓ Shusuke Ota 85'
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- 31
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Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Ken Yamura 84'
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Yoshiaki Takagi ↓ Jin Okumura 65'
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- 21
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Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroki Akiyama 66'
Bench
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- 42
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6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 66'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 85'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↑ 65'
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 65'
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Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
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Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shin Yamada 3 Koji Suzuki 2 Yasuto Wakizaka 2 Erison 2 Shusuke Ota 2 Soya Fujiwara 1 Joao Schmidt 1 Naoto Arai 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 DAlbirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.91 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.19Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 Actual0 – 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.