📊 Form Guide

Albirex Niigata

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Albirex Niigata will be looking for an improved result here after the 0-2 J. League Cup defeat last time out to Tokyo Verdy.

Yudai Kimura (7') and Shuhei Kawasaki (32') scored for Tokyo Verdy.

It has been all too rare in recent games that Albirex Niigata have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Albirex Niigata have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals along the way.

Going into this contest, Albirex Niigata have not won at home in their last 12 league matches. No joy for the home fans.

Shonan Bellmare

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Shonan Bellmare come into this game following a 1-0 J. League Cup win against FC Tokyo in their most recent fixture.

The only scorer from Shonan Bellmare was Taiyo Hiraoka (82').

It has become apparent that Shonan Bellmare have suffered from a lack of goals in their past six clashes, contributing the poor return of only 2. In those matches, Shonan have also seen the overall goal tally against them equal 6. That being said, time will tell if the trend shall be sustained in this next game.

Coming into this fixture, Shonan Bellmare have not registered a win against Albirex Niigata when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 27/02/2016, both clubs have shared the honours with Albirex Niigata winning 2 of those games, Shonan Bellmare 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them for Albirex and 9 coming from Shonan. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The last league match featuring these sides was J1 League match day 30 on 14/09/2024 and the score finished Albirex Niigata 3-1 Shonan Bellmare.

That day, Albirex Niigata managed 45% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Yuji Ono (8'), Motoki Nagakura (32') and Kaito Taniguchi (75').

For their opponents, Shonan Bellmare had 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Hiroyuki Abe (93') scored.

The match was refereed by Atsushi Kamimura.

ℹ️ Team News: Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare manager Satoshi Yamaguchi has multiple availability issues to deal with. Sena Ishibashi (Ankle ligament tear), Kanaru Matsumoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Taiyo Hiraoka (Hamstring injury), Soki Tamura (Thigh problems), Zé Ricardo (Inflammation in the knee) and Tatsunari Nagai (Calf injury) won’t be making appearances.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Shonan Bellmare and Albirex Niigata may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 0-0 score after 90 minutes.

Lucas Pereira, 04:03 25/05/2025