Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Kawasaki Frontale

5 – 1

Full Time

Albirex Niigata

Fri 27 Sep 2024 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 11' Ryosuke Kojima

Marcinho 40' Y

Kota Takai 54' 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

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
27 Sep	Albirex Niigata	H	5–1	W
22 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
13 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–2	W
01 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–2	L
17 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–3	L
11 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	3–0	W

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–5	L
22 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	2–3	L
18 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
14 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
25 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

6/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

2/4

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	3 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Albirex Niigata.
5' Shin Yamada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Marcinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
11' That is a card for Albirex Niigata. Ryosuke Kojima will be fuming at that decision.
14' Erison puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
18' A goal from the Japan international Yasuto Wakizaka! He fires home on 18 to make it 2-0!
23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Albirex Niigata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
33' Motoki Nagakura, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Yoshiaki Takagi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Poor challenge from Marcinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Albirex Niigata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
59' 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.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Erison makes it 3-0.
65' The deadlock is broken! Shin Yamada gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
65' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Marcinho departs to be replaced by Daiya Tono.
66' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Yoshiaki Takagi departs to be replaced by Yota Komi.
71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
73' A stunning finish from Shin Yamada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' Fresh legs for Albirex Niigata! Yuji Hoshi comes on to replace Hiroki Akiyama.
79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
80' Koji Suzuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Motoki Nagakura on 80 minute.
85' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Asahi Sasaki exits the field as Shuto Tanabe enters on 85.
86' What a strike from Shusuke Ota! The score is 5-1.
It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Albirex Niigata share the spoils 5-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 74'
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 85'
30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 74'
35
Yuichi Maruyama
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 65'
15
Shuto Tanabe ↑ 85'
98
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi

Coach Toru Oniki

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
Kazuhiko Chiba
19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 74'
21
Koto Abe
11
Shusuke Ota ↑ 66'
16
Yota Komi ↑ 66'
9
Koji Suzuki ↑ 80'
14
Motoki Hasegawa ↑ 66'

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata W 2024-09-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-09-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-08-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2024-08-11 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Albirex Niigata Form

2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata L 2024-09-22 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2024-09-18 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata L 2024-09-14 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-08-25 Albirex Niigata 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-08-17 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.16 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale55% Draw23% Albirex Niigata22%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

78%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

45%

Kawasaki Frontale or Albirex Niigata

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw40% Albirex Niigata18%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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