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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Albirex Niigata to Win
Albirex Niigata play host to visiting rivals FC Tokyo at Denka Big Swan Stadium in this J1 League fixture on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Albirex Niigata v FC Tokyo are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
Both Teams to Score Prediction
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📏 Form Guide
Albirex Niigata
DLLDWW 🌤
Albirex Niigata will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-1 J1 League triumph vs Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Albirex Niigata managed 53% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Albirex Niigata was Kaito Taniguchi (59'). At the other end, Kyoto Sanga had 11 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
Under three goals per game were recorded in 6 of the last 6 fixtures where Albirex Niigata have been participants. Regarding the goal attribution during this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 5 while Albirex Niigata got themselves 5.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Albirex Niigata:
- have not won against FC Tokyo in their last 8 league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 3 league games.
FC Tokyo
LWWDWL
Following on from a loss in their previous game against Machida Zelvia in J1 League action, FC Tokyo will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, FC Tokyo had 64% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for FC Tokyo was Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (21'). On the other side, Machida Zelvia got 6 shots on goal with 3 on target. Sang-ho Na (14') and Se-hun Oh (25') scored for Machida Zelvia.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games featuring FC Tokyo, three or more goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for FC Tokyo equalling 1.83. Regardless, time will tell if such a trend shall be replicated here in this match or not.
Their past results show that FC Tokyo:
- have not lost to Albirex Niigata when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. A solid away record against them.
- have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 18/06/2016 tells us that Albirex Niigata have won 0 of these and FC Tokyo 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.
A combined sum of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 3 for Albirex and 8 being from FC Tokyo. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.
The previous league encounter between these sides was J1 League match day 32 on 11/11/2023 which ended up with the score at Albirex Niigata 0-0 FC Tokyo.
That time, Albirex Niigata had 60% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.
At the other end, FC Tokyo had 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Yoshimi Yamashita.
📰 Team News: Albirex Niigata
The Albirex Niigata boss Rikizo Matsuhashi will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all before this clash thanks to a fully healthy group available to choose from.
🗞️ Team News: FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo manager Peter Cklamovski has multiple availability issues to deal with. Keita Yamashita (Meniscus damage), Keigo Higashi (Hamstring injury), Hotaka Nakamura (Hamstring injury) and Renta Higashi (Cruciate ligament surgery) miss out here.
🧠 Prediction
We feel that FC Tokyo should be able to breach the defence of this Albirex Niigata outfit, although it might not be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Albirex Niigata after 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 04:11 27/04/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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2-1
🏟️ 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 11, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
🔑 Star Man: Kaito Taniguchi
Normally taking up the Striker position, Kaito Taniguchi was born in Mie, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Albirex Niigata in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 3 league goals in the J1 League 2024 campaign so far in a total of 9 appearances.
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FC Tokyo |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | WLWLW |
| 2 |
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9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | WDWWL |
| 3 |
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | DWWDD |
| 4 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | WDLWW |
| 5 |
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9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | WWDWW |
| 6 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | DLLWW |
| 7 |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | LDWWD |
| 8 |
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8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | LDDDW |
| 9 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | WLLWL |
| 10 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 11 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 | DLLDW |
| 12 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
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9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 | LWDDD |
| 14 |
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9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | LWWLD |
| 15 |
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9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 9 | DWDDD |
| 16 |
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 9 | LLWDD |
| 17 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 | WDLLD |
| 18 |
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9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 | LDLLW |
| 19 |
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 | DDLLL |
| 20 |
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 6 | LLLDL |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Albirex Niigata |
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FC Tokyo |
| Kyoto Sanga |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Iwaki |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Consadole Sapporo |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| FC Tokyo |
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Kyoto Sanga |
| Albirex Niigata |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Machida Zelvia |
| YSCC Yokohama |
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FC Tokyo |
| Tokyo Verdy |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Kashima Antlers |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Consadole Sapporo |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Nagoya Grampus |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Albirex Niigata |
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FC Tokyo |
| Tokyo Verdy |
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FC Tokyo |
| Kawasaki Frontale |
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FC Tokyo |
| Avispa Fukuoka |
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FC Tokyo |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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FC Tokyo |
| Shonan Bellmare |
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FC Tokyo |
| Albirex Niigata |
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FC Tokyo |
| Goals scored | 0.8 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 75 |
| Time first goal conceded | 35 |
| Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 3.5 |
| Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 2 |
| Time first goal scored | 43 |
| Time first goal conceded | 43 |
| Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| Red cards | 0.5 |
| Subs used | 5 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Kaito Taniguchi | 3 |
| Hiroki Akiyama | 1 |
| Naoto Arai | 1 |
| Kazuhiko Chiba | 1 |
| Motoki Hasegawa | 1 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 5 |
| Kashif Bangnagande | 2 |
| Diego Oliveira | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Teruhito Nakagawa | 2 |
| Vissel Kobe |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Shonan Bellmare |
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Albirex Niigata |
| AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
| Machida Zelvia |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Kashima Antlers |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Albirex Niigata |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Albirex Niigata |
| Consadole Sapporo |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
| Nagoya Grampus |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Sagan Tosu |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Gamba Osaka |
| Sagan Tosu |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Júbilo Iwata |
| Shonan Bellmare |
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FC Tokyo |
| FC Tokyo |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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