Albirex Niigata vs Nara Club

Albirex Niigata

2 - 1

Nara Club

🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 6 · Nara Club 31

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

Nara Club (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-7

Goals For / Against

10 / 20

Avg: 1.11 / 2.22

Points

Avg: 0.67

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

0.67

1.30

1.11

0.80

2.22

56%

O2.5

67%

56%

BTTS

67%

78%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank6th

Nara Club rank31st

Albirex Niigata points32

Nara Club 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.

Nara Club: #31 · 19 pts · GD -9

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.

Nara Club last 5 away

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-8

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Nara Club trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home89%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home44%

Nara Club score away67%

Nara Club clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first78%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first86%

Nara Club score first11%

Nara Club win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 0% · Nara Club 17%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 56.1' · Nara Club 7.0'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.30 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata concede at home0.80 vs 1.26

Nara Club score away1.11 vs 1.26

Nara Club concede away2.22 vs 1.31

Albirex Niigata score 1% below league average, while Nara Club score 12% below league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 37% below league average at home, and Nara Club are 70% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals1.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Nara Club goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Shimabuku

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Tamura

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Morita

52'

52' A. Yoshida

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Okumura

1st substitution · For: T. Kato

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Sato

2nd substitution · For: F. Hayakawa

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Keisuke Kasai

3rd substitution · For: T. Shimamura

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Tamura

1st substitution · For: R. Sato

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Y. Wakatsuki

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Y. Wakatsuki

4th substitution · For: A. Ishiyama

90+2'

90+2' Y. Yoshimura

Albirex Niigata vs Nara Club 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata beat Nara Club 2-1 on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in J2 League. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Albirex Niigata took the lead at 47' when K. Shimabuku scored, making the score 1-0. Nara Club leveled the score at 50' when S. Tamura scored, with the assist credited to R. Morita, making the score 1-1. A. Yoshida received a yellow card for Nara Club at 52'. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Okumura replacing T. Kato. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Sato replacing F. Hayakawa. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Keisuke Kasai replacing T. Shimamura. Nara Club made their 1st substitution at 80', with R. Tamura replacing R. Sato. Albirex Niigata took the lead at 87' when Y. Wakatsuki scored, making the score 2-1. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 88', with Y. Wakatsuki replacing A. Ishiyama. Y. Yoshimura received a yellow card for Nara Club at 90+2'.

Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions while Nara Club used 1 substitution. Nara Club got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Albirex Niigata vs Nara Club Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

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