Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale

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🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Atsushi Uemura 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Albirex Niigata 20 · Kawasaki Frontale 8
Referee Stats
13 matches · 2.85 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.85
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.15
Over 4.5 cards 15%
Home wins 15%
Draws 69%
Away wins 15%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Kawasaki Frontale (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 25
Avg: 1.37 / 1.32

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79
PPG
1.42
1.05
GF
1.37
1.63
GA
1.32
53%
O2.5
58%
63%
BTTS
63%
32%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th
Kawasaki Frontale rank8th
Albirex Niigata points24
Kawasaki Frontale points57
Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31
51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.
Kawasaki Frontale: #8 · 57 pts · GD +10
18 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-7
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Kawasaki Frontale last 5 away

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Kawasaki Frontale trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%
Kawasaki Frontale score away79%
Kawasaki Frontale clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%
Kawasaki Frontale score first58%
Kawasaki Frontale win after scoring first55%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% · Kawasaki Frontale 43%
Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' · Kawasaki Frontale 26.5'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08
Kawasaki Frontale score away1.37 vs 1.08
Kawasaki Frontale concede away1.32 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Kawasaki Frontale score 27% above league average.
Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Kawasaki Frontale are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4

Kawasaki Frontale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
46-60 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
15
12
Shots off Goal
5
8
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
7
9
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
8
13
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
406
398
Passes Accurate
323
326
Passes %
80%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
7'
7' Goal · 1-0
E. Shirai
Normal Goal · Assist: Moraes
45'
45' Goal · 1-1
T. Ito
Normal Goal
45+4'
45+4' Marcinho
55'
55' R. Tashiro
57'
57' Moraes
1st substitution · For: T. Shimamura
63'
63' Marcinho
1st substitution · For: Y. Ozeki
71'
71' H. Uemura
2nd substitution · For: T. Arai
72'
72' M. Ohara
3rd substitution · For: K. Taniguchi
77'
77' K. Tachibanada
2nd substitution · For: S. Kawahara
83'
83' M. Hasegawa
4th substitution · For: K. Yamura
85'
85' Y. Yamamoto
87'
87' T. Ito
3rd substitution · For: H. Noda
87'
87' Erison
4th substitution · For: S. Kanda
90+4'
90+4' S. Fujiwara

Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata drew 1-1 with Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Atsushi Uemura. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: Albirex Niigata took an early lead at 7' when E. Shirai scored, with the assist credited to Moraes, making the score 1-0. Kawasaki Frontale leveled the score at 45' when T. Ito scored, making the score 1-1. Marcinho received a yellow card for Kawasaki Frontale at 45+4'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. R. Tashiro received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 55'. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 57', with Moraes replacing T. Shimamura. Kawasaki Frontale made their 1st substitution at 63', with Marcinho replacing Y. Ozeki. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 71', with H. Uemura replacing T. Arai. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Ohara replacing K. Taniguchi. Kawasaki Frontale made their 2nd substitution at 77', with K. Tachibanada replacing S. Kawahara. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Hasegawa replacing K. Yamura. Y. Yamamoto received a yellow card for Kawasaki Frontale at 85'. Kawasaki Frontale made their 3rd substitution at 87', with T. Ito replacing H. Noda. Kawasaki Frontale made their 4th substitution at 87', with Erison replacing S. Kanda. S. Fujiwara received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 90+4'.

Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions while Kawasaki Frontale used 4 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 2 yellow cards, while Kawasaki Frontale got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale Head-to-Head History by Season