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 (2026/26)
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 Tōkyō	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 Tōkyō	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

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Kawasaki Frontale have kicked off against Albirex Niigata. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Thomas Deng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
11' The referee calls foul for Ryosuke Kojima. He receives a card.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Erison makes it 1-0.
18' Brilliant from the ! Yasuto Wakizaka makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 18.
23' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' The referee calls foul for Marcinho. He receives a card.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Kota Takai is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 54.
59' Soya Fujiwara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' What composure from Erison! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-0.
65' GOAL! Shin Yamada fires home to make it 4-0!
65' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Daiya Tono comes on to replace Marcinho.
66' Yota Komi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoshiaki Takagi at the 66 minute mark.
71' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
73' Shin Yamada is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
74' The whistle greets Hiroki Akiyama as he departs to be replaced by Yuji Hoshi.
79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
80' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 80 minute. Motoki Nagakura leaves to be changed by Koji Suzuki.
85' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shuto Tanabe on, Asahi Sasaki off on 85 minutes.
86' GOAL! Shusuke Ota fires home to make it 5-1!
Albirex Niigata will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

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
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

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 Tōkyō 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.