Albirex Niigata vs Ōmiya Ardija Live Stream, Predictions

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Albirex Niigata

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Albirex Niigata, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-0 J2 League triumph versus Mito Hollyhock.

For Albirex Niigata, the goals were scored by Yuji Hoshi (37') and Kaito Taniguchi (52').

Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that there has been much resilience in the Albirex Niigata rearguard. Albirex Niigata have been stingy, resulting in the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their past 6 matches standing at 2. Such a pattern might not be carried forward into this game, of course.

Pre-game facts show that Albirex Niigata:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Ōmiya Ardija in their previous 3 matches.
• haven't won against Ōmiya Ardija in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Ōmiya Ardija

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Ōmiya Ardija go into this match after a 3-1 J2 League win versus Tochigi S.C. in their most recent outing.

For Ōmiya Ardija, the goalscorers were Ryo Shinzato (58') and Seiya Nakano (62', 73'). Ryo Nemoto (93') scored for Tochigi S.C.

The stats tell the story, and Ōmiya Ardija have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in all. Defensively, Ōmiya Ardija certainly have room for improvement.

Analysis of their past results shows that Ōmiya Ardija:

• have not beaten Albirex Niigata when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated by Albirex Niigata when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 16/11/2019, there has been little to separate the clubs with Albirex Niigata winning 1 of those games, Ōmiya Ardija 1 and 4 being draws in regulation time.

In all, 21 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 of them from Albirex and 11 being from Omiya. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The last league fixture between these clubs was J2 League match day 2 on 26/02/2022 which ended up with the score at Ōmiya Ardija 2-2 Albirex Niigata.

The match was refereed by Kazuyoshi Enomoto.

📰 Team News: Albirex Niigata

Yoshiaki Takagi (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Ippei Shinozuka (Acromioclavicular Separation) aren’t available for Albirex Niigata boss Rikizo Matsuhashi.

🗞️ Team News: Ōmiya Ardija

Thanks to a fully injury-free group available to choose from, the Ōmiya Ardija manager Naoki Soma doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash.

✨ Prediction

In this game, Albirex Niigata should get amongst the goals when they line up against Ōmiya Ardija, who will not find it easy scoring.

Accordingly, we see a 2-0 win for Albirex Niigata when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:25 20/09/2022