📏 Form Guide

Albirex Niigata

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Albirex Niigata, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 J. League Cup victory vs Matsumoto Yamaga.

For Albirex Niigata, goals were scored by Keisuke Kasai (19') and Jin Okumura (63').

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Albirex Niigata have been participants. Regarding the goal split during this period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 6 and Albirex Niigata totted up 7. Still, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern will continue on here in this game or not.

Heading into this contest, Albirex Niigata are without a win at home for the past 8 league matches. It's been disappointing.

Yokohama FC

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Yokohama FC will come into the meeting following on from a 2-0 J1 League win with the downing of Shimizu S-Pulse in their most recent game.

In that match, Yokohama FC had 33% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Yokohama FC, the goals were scored by Kota Yamada (50') and Solomon Sakuragawa (97'). At the other end, Shimizu S-Pulse got 11 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

In 5 of the prior 6 clashes featuring Yokohama FC, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game during that period comes out as a paltry 2, with the number of goals averaged by Yokohama equalling 1.17.

Their past results show that Yokohama FC:

• haven't won against Albirex Niigata in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 6 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 16/03/2019, neither club has come out on top overall with Albirex Niigata winning 3 of those games, Yokohama FC 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

A combined total of 15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 8 for Albirex and 7 coming from Yokohama. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The previous league contest between these clubs was J1 League match day 28 on 23/09/2023 when it finished Albirex Niigata 3-1 Yokohama FC.

That time, Albirex Niigata had 56% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorers were Shunsuke Mito (6'), Taiki Watanabe (62') and Takahiro Ko (90').

On the other side, Yokohama FC had 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Yuri Lara (25') scored.

The match was refereed by Jumpei Iida.

📰 Team News: Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC manager Shuhei Yomoda has to currently contend with reduced team options. Kaito Mori (Broken collarbone), Tsubasa Shibuya (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) and João Paulo (Tibia and fibula fracture) are not able to play.

⚡ Prediction

Yokohama FC and Albirex Niigata should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a draw. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of this game.

Renata Leite, 04:07 13/04/2025