Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
16/08/2025 at 06:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • J1 League - Round 26
  • Where to Watch on TV:
chinaChinaK-Ball
japanJapanDAZN Japan

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.441.31
Ball Possession
50%50%
Total shots
1512
Shots on target
42
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
56
Passes
80% (323/406)82% (326/398)
Yellow Cards
22
Expected Goals (xG)
1.441.31
xG on target (xGOT)
1.801.13
Total shots
1512
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
58
Blocked Shots
62
Shots inside the Box
710
Shots outside the Box
82
Hit the Woodwork
01
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
56
Touches in opposition box
1926
Accurate through passes
01
Offsides
32
Free Kicks
118
Passes
80% (323/406)82% (326/398)
Long passes
33% (22/67)36% (16/44)
Passes in final third
63% (67/106)68% (89/130)
Crosses
31% (5/16)14% (3/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.410.98
Throw-ins
1316
Fouls
813
Tackles
70% (7/10)45% (5/11)
Duels won
3636
Clearances
3319
Interceptions
63
Errors leading to shot
20
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
13
xGOT faced
1.131.80
Goals prevented
0.130.80

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 6', 1 - 0, Shirai E. , Moraes (A),
  • 45+1', 1 - 1, Ito T. ,
  • 45+4', Marcinho 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 55', Tashiro R. 🟨,
  • 57', Moraes , Shimamura T. ,
  • 63', Marcinho , Ozeki Y. ,
  • 71', Uemura H. , Arai T. ,
  • 72', Ohara M. , Taniguchi K. ,
  • 77', Tachibanada K. , Kawahara S. ,
  • 83', Hasegawa M. , Yamura K. ,
  • 85', Yamamoto Y. 🟨,
  • 87', Ito T. , Noda H. ,
  • 87', Erison , Kanda S. ,
  • 90+4', Fujiwara S. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Albirex Niigata
25.1%
Draw
26%
Kawasaki Frontale
48.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
22.8% 22.8% 54.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

27.5% 18.9% 45.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Albirex Niigata has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.3%)
  • Kawasaki Frontale has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.5%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Kawasaki Frontale might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Albirex Niigata than the current prediction. (+2.4%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Kawasaki Frontale than the current prediction. (-3.8%)
  • Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    3.77
    (4.05)
    3.72
    (4.05)
    2.01
    (1.7)
    3.1%
    (8.2%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale?
  • Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Niigata will win (votes: 2 - 13.3%). Kawasaki will win (votes: 11 - 73.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 13.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Kawasaki: 50.9%95.7%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 3.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1.75 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Kawasaki Frontale will win (3 of 4 users predict this - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:2.
  • Preview Facts
    • The game between a mid-table team and the outsider (ranked 20 in the zone Relegation ~ J2 League and 8).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Niigata won 3.
    • Niigata has suffered several defeats recently (last 5 games: 0 wins).
    • Kawasaki is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • In this match, Kawasaki is considered a favorite.
    • There will not play in Niigata: Danilo Gomes (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Kawasaki: Kurumaya S. (Calf Injury) Lee G. (Knee Injury) Oshima R. (Calf Injury) Uremovic F. (Red Card) van Wermeskerken S. (Red Card)
    • There are questionable in Kawasaki: Erison (Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Niigata won 7 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 26:38. (average 1.3:1.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Niigata won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 15:15. (average 1.4:1.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale were as follows:
    25.06.2025 Kawasaki Frontale - Albirex Niigata 3:1
    13.10.2024 Kawasaki Frontale - Albirex Niigata 0:2
    09.10.2024 Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale 4:1
    27.09.2024 Kawasaki Frontale - Albirex Niigata 5:1
    22.06.2024 Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale 2:1
    Latest results of Albirex Niigata
    Latest results of Kawasaki Frontale
    Japan J1 League Table
    2026

    East
    PlWWLLPts
    1Kashima Antlers7601013:419
    2FC Tokyo7330113:715
    3Machida6311111:1112
    4Urawa Reds7302210:811
    5Verdy7310311:1111
    6Kawasaki Frontale6220212:810
    7Mito711329:148
    8Yokohama F. Marinos720057:126
    9Kashiwa Reysol711059:135
    10Chiba710245:125


    West
    PlWWLLPts
    1Gamba Osaka7231112:1013
    2Vissel Kobe6311111:612
    3Kyoto7311210:812
    4Nagoya Grampus7311211:1012
    5Sanfrecce Hiroshima6310211:711
    6Okayama721319:1011
    7Shimizu S-Pulse712318:910
    8Cerezo Osaka721137:79
    9V-Varen Nagasaki730049:119
    10Avispa Fukuoka701155:153

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