Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 36 games · 88 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
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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Kawasaki Frontale
Starting XI-
4
Jesiel ↓ Yuichi Maruyama 79'
- 17
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Yuto Ozeki 88'
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23
Marcinho ↓ Ten Miyagi 68'
- 6
- 5
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19
So Kawahara ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
- 2
- 13
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38
Soma Kanda ↓ Yu Kobayashi 68'
- 98
Bench-
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
- 1
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16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 88'
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Motoki Hasegawa 65'
- 19
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11
Danilo ↓ Shusuke Ota 85'
- 25
- 31
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Ken Yamura 84'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↓ Jin Okumura 65'
- 3
- 21
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroki Akiyama 66'
Bench- 2
- 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'
- 8
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
- 1
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form