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Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Albirex Niigata Live Stream, Predictions
Albirex Niigata head to Mikuni World Stadium on Saturday for the J2 League fixture with home side Giravanz Kitakyushu.
View all Giravanz Kitakyushu v Albirex Niigata tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
📏 Form Guide
Giravanz Kitakyushu
DLLWWL
Giravanz Kitakyushu won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-1 J2 League loss in their previous game against JEF United Chiba.
The only scorer from Giravanz Kitakyushu was Kunitomo Suzuki (24'). Alan Pinheiro (33') and Issei Takahashi (53') scored for JEF United Chiba.
Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They’ve totted up the amount of 8 during that time while also conceding a total of 11.
Albirex Niigata
LDLLLL 📉
After a losing effort in their last game against Ōmiya Ardija in J2 League action, Albirex Niigata and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
The only scorer from Albirex Niigata was Tae-Se Jong (89'). Atsushi Kurokawa (36', 80') and Hijiri Onaga (49') scored for Ōmiya Ardija.
The stats tell the story, and Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 13 goals in all. In defence, Albirex certainly have room for improvement. Such a trend might not be sustained into this game, of course.
👥 Head to head
The previous league contest between the two was J2 League match day 32 on 08/11/2020 and the score finished Albirex Niigata 1-0 Giravanz Kitakyushu.
The match was refereed by Yusuke Araki.
🗞️ Team News: Giravanz Kitakyushu
Giravanz Kitakyushu boss Shinji Kobayashi will be happy not to have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from.
ℹ️ Team News: Albirex Niigata
Albirex boss Albert Puig has to currently contend with reduced team options. Gonzalo González (Muscle Injury) and Akito Fukuta (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) miss out here.
⚡ Prediction
We believe that Albirex Niigata and Giravanz Kitakyushu should play out a closely-fought contest here.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a close game with a 1-1 score after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 11:26 23/02/2021

⚽️ Team Focus:
Giravanz Kitakyushu
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium (15,300)
Captain: Ryu Kawakami
Chairman: Yukito Tamai
Manager: Shinji Kobayashi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLLLL |
3 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLL |
4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DDLLW |
5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDWWL |
6 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLWWL |
7 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWDLW |
8 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLWW |
9 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWLDL |
10 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWWLW |
11 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWWDW |
12 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLW |
13 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWLW |
14 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLWLW |
15 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLWL |
16 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WDWWW |
18 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DDDWL |
19 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLLDL |
20 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLDL |
21 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWWDW |
22 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WDDDL |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Albirex Niigata |
JEF United Chiba |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Albirex Niigata |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Albirex Niigata |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Ehime FC |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Albirex Niigata |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Albirex Niigata |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
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Albirex Niigata |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Albirex Niigata |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
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Albirex Niigata |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Albirex Niigata |
Takimitsu Tomiyama | 1 |
Kazuhiko Chiba | 1 |
Shion Homma | 1 |
Koji Suzuki | 1 |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Blaublitz Akita |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Giravanz Kitakyushu |
Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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Matsumoto Yamaga |
Albirex Niigata |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Albirex Niigata |
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Tokyo Verdy |
SC Sagamihara |
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Albirex Niigata |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Zweigen Kanazawa |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Albirex Niigata |
Ehime FC |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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JEF United Chiba |