Kochi United vs Albirex Niigata

Kochi United

2 - 1

Albirex Niigata

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Kochi United 13 · Albirex Niigata 6

Team Overview

Kochi United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 8

Avg: 1.80 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 9

Avg: 0.89 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

2.30

PPG

1.33

1.80

0.89

0.80

1.00

44%

O2.5

33%

44%

BTTS

22%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Kochi United rank13th

Albirex Niigata rank6th

Kochi United points28

Albirex Niigata points32

Kochi United: #13 · 28 pts · GD +2

10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Kochi United last 5 home

L D W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-3

Record3-1-1

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 last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-5

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.

Kochi United trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS22%

BTTS + O2.511%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Kochi United score at home78%

Kochi United clean sheet at home44%

Albirex Niigata score away56%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet away56%

First-goal patterns

Kochi United score first22%

Kochi United win after scoring first100%

Albirex Niigata score first22%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Kochi United 67% · Albirex Niigata 50%

Avg first goal minute: Kochi United 60.5' · Albirex Niigata 62.5'

Vs league average

Kochi United score at home1.80 vs 1.31

Kochi United concede at home0.80 vs 1.26

Albirex Niigata score away0.89 vs 1.26

Albirex Niigata concede away1.00 vs 1.31

Kochi United score 38% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 30% below league average.

Defensive side: Kochi United are 37% below league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Kochi United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 3

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 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

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Okumura

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Shimabuku

21' ↑↓

↑↓

21' ⇄ Y. Ono

1st substitution · For: T. Shimamura

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Kobayashi

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kozuki

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Hama

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Kawata

1st substitution · For: M. Shintani

55'

55' J. Geria

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Shimabuku

2nd substitution · For: Y. Wakatsuki

69'

69' M. Shintani

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Miyoshi

2nd substitution · For: T. Tanaka

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Shirai

3rd substitution · For: A. Ishiyama

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Shimamura

4th substitution · For: R. Ochiai

75'

75' Keisuke Kasai

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ G. Sekino

3rd substitution · For: K. Fukumiya

Kochi United vs Albirex Niigata 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kochi United beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in J2 League.

First half: Albirex Niigata took an early lead at 4' when J. Okumura scored, with the assist credited to K. Shimabuku, making the score 0-1. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 21', with Y. Ono replacing T. Shimamura. Kochi United leveled the score at 32' when D. Kobayashi scored, with the assist credited to S. Kozuki, making the score 1-1. Kochi United took the lead at 35' when T. Hama scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Kochi United made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Kawata replacing M. Shintani. J. Geria received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 55'. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Shimabuku replacing Y. Wakatsuki. M. Shintani received a yellow card for Kochi United at 69'. Kochi United made their 2nd substitution at 70', with R. Miyoshi replacing T. Tanaka. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 72', with E. Shirai replacing A. Ishiyama. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 72', with T. Shimamura replacing R. Ochiai. Keisuke Kasai received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 75'. Kochi United made their 3rd substitution at 87', with G. Sekino replacing K. Fukumiya.

Kochi United used 3 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions. Kochi United got 1 yellow card, while Albirex Niigata 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	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

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%)

Kochi United vs Albirex Niigata Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

12 Apr 2026 Kochi United vs Albirex Niigata 2 - 1 07 Mar 2026 Albirex Niigata vs Kochi United 2 - 2