Albirex Niigata vs Imabari

Albirex Niigata

1 - 0

Imabari

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 6 · Imabari 30

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

Imabari (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-4

Goals For / Against

6 / 8

Avg: 0.67 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.30

0.67

0.80

0.89

56%

O2.5

11%

56%

BTTS

33%

78%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank6th

Imabari rank30th

Albirex Niigata points32

Imabari points19

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.

Imabari: #30 · 19 pts · GD -4

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

13-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.

Imabari last 5 away

D W W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index60

Goals5-3

Record2-2-1

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 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.556%

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

Imabari trend breakdown

Over 2.511%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.511%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home89%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home44%

Imabari score away44%

Imabari clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first78%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first86%

Imabari score first33%

Imabari win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 0% · Imabari 67%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 56.1' · Imabari 60.0'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.30 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata concede at home0.80 vs 1.26

Imabari score away0.67 vs 1.26

Imabari concede away0.89 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata score 1% below league average, while Imabari score 47% below league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 37% below league average at home, and Imabari are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals1.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Imabari goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 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

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

19'

19' J. Okumura

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Moraes

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Geria

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Mori

1st substitution · For: M. Hayashi

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Edigar Junio

2nd substitution · For: K. Furuyama

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Kato

3rd substitution · For: Rodrigo Souza

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Shimabuku

1st substitution · For: Keisuke Kasai

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Sato

4th substitution · For: Y. Komai

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Y. Wakatsuki

2nd substitution · For: R. Ochiai

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Okumura

3rd substitution · For: T. Shimamura

86'

86' S. Sasa

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Arai

4th substitution · For: E. Shirai

Albirex Niigata vs Imabari 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata beat Imabari 1-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in J2 League. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: J. Okumura received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 19'. Albirex Niigata took the lead at 42' when Moraes scored, with the assist credited to J. Geria, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Imabari made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mori replacing M. Hayashi. Imabari made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Edigar Junio replacing K. Furuyama. Imabari made their 3rd substitution at 61', with J. Kato replacing Rodrigo Souza. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 69', with K. Shimabuku replacing Keisuke Kasai. Imabari made their 4th substitution at 69', with R. Sato replacing Y. Komai. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Y. Wakatsuki replacing R. Ochiai. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Okumura replacing T. Shimamura. S. Sasa received a yellow card for Imabari at 86'. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 90', with T. Arai replacing E. Shirai.

Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions while Imabari used 4 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 1 yellow card, while Imabari got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Albirex Niigata vs Imabari Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

18 Apr 2026 Albirex Niigata vs Imabari 1 - 0 01 Mar 2026 Imabari vs Albirex Niigata 0 - 2