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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Draw
Their forthcoming J. League Cup meeting will see Iwaki facing off with Albirex Niigata on Wednesday.
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Both Teams to Score Prediction
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Yes
📏 Form Guide
Iwaki
DDLWDL
Iwaki will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-3 J2 League loss in their previous game against Shimizu S-Pulse.
For Iwaki, the scorers were Jun Nishikawa (22') and Kaina Tanimura (80'). Lucas Braga (7'), Takashi Inui (9') and Koya Kitagawa (68') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Yuzo Tamura's Iwaki have netted a sum total of 8 times over their last six outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.
Albirex Niigata
WDDLLD
Last time out, Albirex Niigata drew 1-1 in the J1 League match with Consadole Sapporo.
In that match, Albirex Niigata managed 64% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Albirex Niigata was Hiroki Akiyama (80'). Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Yuya Asano (20') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
The numbers tell their own story, and Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in total. In defence, Albirex Niigata could really do with shoring things up. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
ℹ️ Team News: Iwaki
Looking at personnel, there is just the lone fitness concern for the Iwaki gaffer Yuzo Tamura to contend with due to a largely intact group of players. Shuhei Hayami (Herniated disc) is sidelined.
🗞️ Team News: Albirex Niigata
With a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Albirex Niigata boss Rikizo Matsuhashi has zero fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match.
⚡ Prediction
In our opinion, Albirex Niigata and Iwaki could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That’s why our selection here is for a very even match with a score draw at the end of this game.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 09:00 17/04/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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1-1
🏟️ Team Focus:
Iwaki
Formed: 2015
Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki (5,048)
Captain: Kengo Tanaka
Chairman: Satoshi Okura
Manager: Yuzo Tamura
Competitions: J2 League position 11, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
🔑 Key Man: Kaina Tanimura
Customarily taking up the Striker position, Kaina Tanimura was born in Japan. Having played his first senior match for Iwaki in the 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has contributed 5 league goals in this J2 League 2024 campaign to date in a total of 10 appearances.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | WLDWW |
| 2 |
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 21 | DDWWW |
| 3 |
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | WDLDD |
| 4 |
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | WLWDW |
| 5 |
|
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | DWLDW |
| 6 |
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | DWLDW |
| 7 |
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | DLWLD |
| 8 |
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | LWDWD |
| 9 |
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | DWWDD |
| 10 |
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | DLWWD |
| 11 |
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | DLWDL |
| 12 |
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | LDWLD |
| 13 |
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 13 | DWLWL |
| 14 |
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 12 | LWWLD |
| 15 |
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -13 | 12 | WDLDD |
| 16 |
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 9 | LDLLD |
| 17 |
|
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 8 | DDDDD |
| 18 |
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 | WLLDL |
| 19 |
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 6 | LWLDL |
| 20 |
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 | DLDLL |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | WWDWW |
| 2 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | DDWWD |
| 3 |
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | WWLWL |
| 4 |
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | DWDLW |
| 5 |
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | LDWWD |
| 6 |
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | WWLLW |
| 7 |
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | LDDDW |
| 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | WWWDW |
| 9 |
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | WLWWD |
| 10 |
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | DDLLW |
| 11 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | DWLWL |
| 12 |
|
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | LLWDD |
| 13 |
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DDLLD |
| 15 |
|
8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 8 | DDWDD |
| 16 |
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 | LWDLL |
| 17 |
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | DLLLD |
| 18 |
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | LDDLL |
| 19 |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 5 | LLLWD |
| 20 |
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 | LLDLL |
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| Hayato Teruyama | 4 |
| Yoshihito Kondo | 3 |
| Daiki Yamaguchi | 3 |
| Jun Nishikawa | 2 |
| Kaito Taniguchi | 3 |
| Hiroki Akiyama | 1 |
| Naoto Arai | 1 |
| Kazuhiko Chiba | 1 |
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