Thursday , 2 July 2026

Yokohama FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Yokohama FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 09:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Akito Fukumori 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa 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 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

2
1
1
Yokohama FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2025-04-13 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Yokohama FC 2023-09-23 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Yokohama FC 2023-05-03 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
12 Sep FC Machida Zelvia A 1–1 D
30 Aug Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
23 Aug Gamba Osaka A 2–3 L
16 Aug Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
09 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–2 L
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Yokohama FC A 0–1 L
13 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L
31 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
23 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
16 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium that hosts another battle between Yokohama FC 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' Michael Fitzgerald has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Yokohama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' It looks surprising Yokohama FC does not make any changes. Lukian has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Yokohama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Yokohama FC that had 143 games and scored 139 goals.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' Yuri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hinata Ogura on 61 minute.
  • 66' Abdelrahman Saidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Yokohama FC. Lukian is replaced by Ryo Kubota.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Akito Fukumori. He receives a card.
  • 71' The whistle greets Kaito Taniguchi as he departs to be replaced by Jin Okumura.
  • 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Another substitution for Yokohama FC to replace Akito Fukumori by Kaili Shimbo on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Taiki Arai by Hiroto Uemura on 82 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Adailton scores on 86. Assisted by Towa Yamane
  • 88' The whistle greets Matheus Moraes as he departs to be replaced by Takuya Shimamura.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Yokohama FC players.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fumitake Miura

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Irie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuri 2
Adailton 1
Takahiro Ko 1
Shunsuke Mito 1
Taiki Watanabe 1

Head to Head

2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2025-04-13 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Yokohama FC 2023-09-23 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Yokohama FC 2023-05-03 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata

Yokohama FC Form

2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2025-08-30 Yokohama FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-08-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Yokohama FC L 2025-08-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-09-13 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC48% Draw30% Albirex Niigata22%
Actual: Yokohama FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Albirex Niigata
52%
Yokohama FC or Albirex Niigata
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC28% Draw56% Albirex Niigata16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 24% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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