Albirex Niigata vs Ehime FC

Albirex Niigata

2 - 1

Ehime FC

🕒 Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 6 · Ehime FC 14

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 8

Avg: 1.30 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ehime FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 7

Avg: 1.78 / 0.78

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J2 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.10

PPG

1.89

1.30

1.78

0.80

0.78

56%

O2.5

44%

56%

BTTS

33%

78%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank6th

Ehime FC rank14th

Albirex Niigata points32

Ehime FC points27

Albirex Niigata: #6 · 32 pts · GD +4

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Ehime FC: #14 · 27 pts · GD +7

11 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals8-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ehime FC last 5 away

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-2

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Ehime FC trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home89%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home44%

Ehime FC score away89%

Ehime FC clean sheet away56%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first78%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first86%

Ehime FC score first44%

Ehime FC win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 0% · Ehime FC 33%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 56.1' · Ehime FC 23.8'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.30 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata concede at home0.80 vs 1.26

Ehime FC score away1.78 vs 1.26

Ehime FC concede away0.78 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata score 1% below league average, while Ehime FC score 41% above league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 37% below league average at home, and Ehime FC are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Ehime FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45'

45' K. Sugiyama

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Y. Wakatsuki

1st substitution · For: T. Shimamura

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Kato

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Fujiwara

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Y. Taguchi

1st substitution · For: R. Kabayama

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. Hosoya

2nd substitution · For: K. Kanazawa

62'

62' K. Kanazawa

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Keisuke Kasai

Normal Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Abe

3rd substitution · For: H. Muto

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Takemoto

4th substitution · For: Y. Yamashita

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Okumura

2nd substitution · For: F. Hayakawa

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ K. Shimabuku

3rd substitution · For: M. Sato

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ E. Shirai

4th substitution · For: Y. Otake

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Yoshimitsu

Own Goal

Albirex Niigata vs Ehime FC 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata beat Ehime FC 2-1 on Saturday, 23 May 2026 in J2 League. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Sugiyama received a yellow card for Ehime FC at 45'.

Second half: Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 59', with Y. Wakatsuki replacing T. Shimamura. Albirex Niigata took the lead at 60' when T. Kato scored, with the assist credited to S. Fujiwara, making the score 1-0. Ehime FC made their 1st substitution at 61', with Y. Taguchi replacing R. Kabayama. Ehime FC made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Hosoya replacing K. Kanazawa. K. Kanazawa received a yellow card for Ehime FC at 62'. Albirex Niigata extended the lead at 78' when Keisuke Kasai scored, making the score 2-0. Ehime FC made their 3rd substitution at 83', with R. Abe replacing H. Muto. Ehime FC made their 4th substitution at 83', with Y. Takemoto replacing Y. Yamashita. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 87', with J. Okumura replacing F. Hayakawa. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 87', with K. Shimabuku replacing M. Sato. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with E. Shirai replacing Y. Otake. Ehime FC scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+4' when D. Yoshimitsu scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1.

Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions while Ehime FC used 4 substitutions. Ehime FC got 2 yellow cards.