Albirex Niigata will be facing visiting rivals Yokohama F. Marinos at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the J1 League meeting on Sunday.
All Albirex Niigata v Yokohama F. Marinos game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Albirex Niigata
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Albirex Niigata will be hoping for a better result following the 3-0 J1 League loss in their previous game against Nagoya Grampus.
In that game, Albirex Niigata managed 59% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Nagoya Grampus got 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Ryuji Izumi (54'), Taichi Kikuchi (90') and Yuya Yamagishi (92') scored for Nagoya Grampus.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Albirex Niigata have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals on the way.
Analysis of their past results shows that Albirex Niigata:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Yokohama F. Marinos in their last 5 games.
- have not beaten Yokohama F. Marinos in their last 2 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Yokohama F. Marinos
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Yokohama F. Marinos head into the game after a 0-3 J1 League win with the downing of Machida Zelvia in their previous match.
In that match, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 44% possession and 6 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Yokohama F. Marinos was Daiya Tono (23', 27'). At the other end, Machida Zelvia had 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Hiroyuki Mae (94' Own goal) was the scorer for Machida Zelvia.
Looking at their form, and Yokohama F. Marinos have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. Defensively, Yokohama F. Marinos just haven’t been too solid at all. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
Going into this contest, Yokohama F. Marinos are winless against Albirex Niigata when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 05/08/2017 shows that Albirex Niigata have won 2 of these & Yokohama F. Marinos 1, with the number of drawn results being 3.
A sum of 11 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Albirex and 5 coming from Marinos. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The last league meeting between these clubs was J1 League match day 1 on 15/02/2025 when it ended Yokohama F. Marinos 1-1 Albirex Niigata.
That time, Yokohama F. Marinos had 55% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Lopes (77').
On the other side, Albirex Niigata had 16 shots on goal with 5 on target. Shusuke Ota (26') scored.
The match was refereed by Koichiro Fukushima.
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Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos boss Patrick Kisnorbo has some current player fitness concerns. Reno Noguchi (Hamstring injury), Jeison Quiñónes (Hamstring injury), Kosei Suwama (Torn ankle ligaments), Ryo Miyaichi (Hamstring injury) and Takuto Kimura (Cruciate ligament injury) are not able to play.
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Prediction
We feel that Yokohama F. Marinos and Albirex Niigata may well end up cancelling each other out here.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. That’s why our selection here is for a close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the WDW market, putting your money on Albirex Niigata is available for 2.38, betting on the draw is 3.5 and taking a punt on the winner to be Yokohama F. Marinos can be had at 2.8. Those are the best of the prices available at the current time.
Andre Moura,
08:01 12/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Albirex Niigata
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41,684)
Captain: Yuto Horigome
Chairman: Yukio Nakano
Manager: Daisuke Kimori
Competitions: J1 League position 19
🔑 Key Man: Ken Yamura
Generally taking up the Striker position, Ken Yamura was born in Tokyo, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Albirex Niigata in the 2022 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 4 league goals in this J1 League 2025 season so far from a total of 15 appearances.