Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 1
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Wed 25 Jun 2025 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Soya Fujiwara
Y 50' Yuto Horigome
Yuki Yamamoto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

2
2
2
Kawasaki Frontale 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Todoroki Athletics Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Albirex Niigata.
  • 5' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yasuto Wakizaka makes it 1-0.
  • 17' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daisuke Kimori might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Soya Fujiwara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 35' A stunning finish from Soma Kanda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Ken Yamura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Yuto Horigome.
  • 55' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
  • 60' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Albirex Niigata's shape.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Albirex Niigata! Jin Okumura comes on to replace Yoshiaki Takagi.
  • 66' The Albirex Niigata bench stirs into life. Taiki Arai is withdrawn and Hiroki Akiyama gets his opportunity.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Marcinho is replaced by Ten Miyagi on 68 minute.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' 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 Ryuga Tashiro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 79 minute. So Kawahara leaves to be changed by Kento Tachibanada.
  • 84' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Kaito Taniguchi by Ken Yamura on 84 minute.
  • 85' Albirex Niigata ring the changes. Danilo has done his job and it is now time for Shusuke Ota to step up.
  • 88' Yuto Ozeki is replacing Yasuto Wakizaka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 90' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 90.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shin Yamada 3
Koji Suzuki 2
Yasuto Wakizaka 2
Erison 2
Shusuke Ota 2
Jin Okumura 1
Ryotaro Ito 1
Tatsuya Ito 1

Head to Head

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata 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

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 D

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-15 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-05-31 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-05-25 Albirex Niigata 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-05-18 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale52% Draw24% Albirex Niigata24%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale37% Draw42% Albirex Niigata21%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.