Albirex Niigata vs FC Tokyo Live Stream, Predictions (May 03)

📊 Form Guide

Albirex Niigata

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Albirex Niigata are hoping to win again following the 0-1 J1 League success against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In that game, Albirex Niigata managed 49% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Albirex Niigata was Miguel Silveira (85'). At the other end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Albirex Niigata have been participants. Breaking down the goal weighting in this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 3 and Albirex Niigata totted up 6. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this next game, though.

Pre-game facts show that Albirex Niigata:

• have not won against FC Tokyo in their previous 10 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 10 matches in the league. Something needs to change.

FC Tokyo

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Shimizu S-Pulse in J1 League competition, FC Tokyo and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, FC Tokyo had 55% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Shimizu S-Pulse got 4 shots on goal with 2 on target. Koya Kitagawa (45') and Takashi Inui (79') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.

The stats tell the story, and FC Tokyo have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 6 goals in total. At the back, FC Tokyo have been far from perfect.

Leading up to this clash, FC Tokyo:

• have not lost to Albirex Niigata in games played away from home for the previous 8 matches in the league. What an away run they have had against them.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 5 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 22/04/2017 shows that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Albirex Niigata. They have not been able to come away with any wins at all whereas FC Tokyo have been the better of the two, beating them in 67% of those matches played.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 3 of them from Albirex and 11 created by FC Tokyo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The last league game featuring the two was J1 League match day 23 on 13/07/2024 when it finished FC Tokyo 2-0 Albirex Niigata.

In that game, FC Tokyo managed 34% possession and 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. The goals were scored by Keita Endo (6') and Leon Nozawa (77').

Albirex Niigata had 13 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Atsushi Kamimura.

💡 Prediction

FC Tokyo have the ability to put one past this Albirex Niigata side, although that may not quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our selection here is for a narrow 2-1 win for Albirex Niigata after the 90. Could easily see this go either way.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

In terms of the bookies’ odds in the full-time result market, backing Albirex Niigata is available for 2.15, a bet on a drawn result is 3.4 & staking on the winner to be FC Tokyo gets you 3.4. Those are the best returns on offer at the moment.

Peter Guest, 19:07 29/04/2025