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Albirex Niigata vs Avispa Fukuoka Live Stream, Predictions
Albirex Niigata take on Avispa Fukuoka in Wednesday’s J. League Cup clash.
Our tips, poll and stats for Albirex Niigata v Avispa Fukuoka can all be found here - plus the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Albirex Niigata
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Albirex Niigata will be hoping for a better result after the 2-0 J1 League defeat last time out to Sagan Tosu.
In that match, Albirex Niigata managed 64% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 on target. Sagan Tosu had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Yuji Ono (11') and Atsushi Kawata (80') scored for Sagan Tosu.
It’s been seldom in recent times that Albirex Niigata have shown defensive steel. In fact, Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals on the way. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Avispa Fukuoka
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In their last fixture, Avispa Fukuoka drew 0-0 in the J1 League tie with Urawa Red Diamonds.
In that match, Avispa Fukuoka managed 41% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Urawa Red Diamonds got 9 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Shigetoshi Hasebe's Avispa Fukuoka have found the back of the net 5 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period comes to 8.
👥 Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 23/03/2019 shows us that Albirex Niigata have won 2 of these games & Avispa Fukuoka 4, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.
A combined total of 14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Albirex and 8 coming from Avispa. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The last league match featuring these sides was J1 League match day 8 on 15/04/2023 when it finished Albirex Niigata 3-2 Avispa Fukuoka.
On that day, Albirex Niigata had 68% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Ryotaro Ito (47', 93', 95').
At the other end, Avispa Fukuoka got 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Kazuya Konno (17') and Itsuki Oda (32') scored.
The match was refereed by Ryo Tanimoto.
🗞️ Team News: Albirex Niigata
The Albirex Niigata manager Rikizo Matsuhashi has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash with a completely healthy group available to choose from.
ℹ️ Team News: Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka manager Shigetoshi Hasebe has to choose a team with limited availability. Yosuke Ideguchi (Ankle Fracture), Masashi Kamekawa (torn tendon) and Kimiya Moriyama (Meniscus Damage) are not able to play.
⚡ Prediction
Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata should play out a closely-fought contest here.
Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. That’s why we have predicted a very even match with a score draw when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 00:04 20/05/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
Albirex Niigata
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41,684)
Captain: Yuto Horigome
Chairman: Yukio Nakano
Manager: Rikizo Matsuhashi
Competitions: J1 League position 12, J. League Cup (Group D)
⭐ Star Player: Ryotaro Ito
Mostly played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Ryotaro Ito was born in Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2016 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has contributed 7 league goals in the J1 League 2023 campaign to date from a total of 13 appearances.
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14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | WDWWD |
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14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | DWWLW |
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14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | DDWLW |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | WWWWD |
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13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | LWWLL |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | LWLWW |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | WLWWW |
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12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | WDLWD |
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14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 20 | LWLDD |
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14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 19 | WLLWD |
11 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 | WWWLL |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 18 | LLWDW |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 16 | LLDWL |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 13 | DLLLL |
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14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 12 | DWDLD |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -19 | 12 | LWLWW |
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13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 11 | DLLLL |
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14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -17 | 7 | LLLLL |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Sagan Tosu |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Ryotaro Ito | 7 |
Shusuke Ota | 4 |
Kazuhiko Chiba | 1 |
Michael Fitzgerald | 1 |
Shunsuke Mito | 1 |
Yuya Yamagishi | 6 |
Lukian | 3 |
Takeshi Kanamori | 1 |
Kazuya Konno | 1 |
Hiroyuki Mae | 1 |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Vissel Kobe |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Vissel Kobe |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Consadole Sapporo |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Yokohama FC |
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