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

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' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Albirex Niigata.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Koji Suzuki, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
11' Ryosuke Kojima is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
14' Erison adds to his 1 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
18' Magnificent from Yasuto Wakizaka! That is 41 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' Albirex Niigata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 40.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' Kota Takai picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Marcinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
63' Against the run of play, Erison has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' A stunning finish from Shin Yamada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Marcinho makes way for Daiya Tono at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
66' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Yoshiaki Takagi is replaced by Yota Komi on 66 minute.
71' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' A stunning finish from Shin Yamada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Hiroki Akiyama is replaced by Yuji Hoshi.
79' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Kento Hashimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Motoki Nagakura by Koji Suzuki on 80 minute.
85' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Asahi Sasaki has done his job and it is now time for Shuto Tanabe to step up.
86' Shusuke Ota makes no mistake. The score reads 5-1 and Albirex Niigata are in front.
The points are shared — Kawasaki Frontale 5-1 Albirex Niigata. Honours even.

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
Shusuke Ota	2
Koji Suzuki	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Erison	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.