Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale — J1 League

J1 League· Regular Season - 26

Albirex Niigata

1–1Full-time

Kawasaki Frontale

LDDLWWGoals 12-19

LWLDDDGoals 10-12

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata · Referee: Atsushi Uemura

Match events

7'E. Shirai (M. Moraes)
45+4'Marcinho
45'Tatsuya Ito
55'Ryuga Tashiro
57'M. Moraes (T. Shimamura)
63'Marcinho (Yuto Ozeki)
71'Hiroto Uemura (Taiki Arai)
72'M. Ohara (K. Taniguchi)
77'Kento Tachibanada (So Kawahara)
83'Motoki Hasegawa (K. Yamura)
85'Yuki Yamamoto
87'Tatsuya Ito (H. Noda)
87'Erison (S. Kanda)
90+4'Soya Fujiwara

Lineups

Albirex Niigata

Kawasaki Frontale

4-2-3-1

Takafumi YoshimotoCoach

Shigetoshi Hasebe

Bench (9)

Match trends

Albirex Niigata have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Kawasaki Frontale have averaged 1 goal scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Albirex Niigata wins

1Draws

5Kawasaki Frontale wins

10-20Goals

Kawasaki Frontale

3–1Jun 25, 2025, 10:00 AM

Albirex Niigata

Kawasaki Frontale

5–1Sep 27, 2024, 10:00 AM

Albirex Niigata

2–2Jun 22, 2024, 9:00 AM

Kawasaki Frontale

2–3Sep 29, 2023, 10:00 AM

Albirex Niigata

1–0Mar 11, 2023, 5:00 AM

Kawasaki Frontale

Albirex Niigata

0–2Aug 9, 2017, 10:00 AM

Kawasaki Frontale

3–0May 5, 2017, 6:00 AM

Albirex Niigata

Kawasaki Frontale

3–2Jul 13, 2016, 10:00 AM

Albirex Niigata

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1

1.9Goals conceded per game1.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Atsushi Uemura

3.67Yellow cards / game

0Red cards / game

0Penalties scored / game

Based on 6 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Albirex Niigata

0-15'

18.2%

16-30'

27.3%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

18.2%

61-75'

18.2%

76-90+'

18.2%

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

33.3%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

1.42Expected goals (xG)1.11

4Shots on target2

15Total shots12

5Shots off target8

6Blocked shots2

7Shots inside the box9

8Shots outside the box3

4Corners6

3Offsides2

8Fouls13

2Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

1Goalkeeper saves3

406Total passes398

323Accurate passes326

80%Pass accuracy82%

Player ratings

1Kento HashimotoAlbirex Niigata7.9
2Tatsuya ItoKawasaki Frontale⚽ 17.7
3E. ShiraiAlbirex Niigata⚽ 17.3
4Yuichi MaruyamaKawasaki Frontale7.3
5Kakeru FunakiAlbirex Niigata7.2
6Yuki YamamotoKawasaki Frontale🟨7.2

Box score

Albirex Niigata

42Kento HashimotoD · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes22%

Tackles3

Duels—

65

65A. BoudahF · 90'

6.9

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

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50Hiroto UemuraM · 71'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes39%

Tackles2

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25Soya Fujiwara (C)D · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles1

Duels—

8E. ShiraiM · 90'

⚽ 17.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes45%

Tackles2

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77Kakeru FunakiD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes42%

Tackles—

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41

41Motoki HasegawaM · 83'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

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21Ryuga TashiroG · 90'

🟨6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

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14M. OharaM · 72'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles2

Duels—

55M. MoraesM · 57'

🅰️ 16.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

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5

5M. FitzgeraldD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

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Bench (9)

7

7K. TaniguchiF · 19'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels—

9

9K. YamuraF · 8'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

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31Yuto HorigomeD

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28T. ShimamuraM · 34'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

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22Taiki AraiM · 20'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

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30J. OkumuraM

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15

15F. HayakawaD

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33

33Y. TakagiM

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23Daisuke YoshimitsuG

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Kawasaki Frontale

9ErisonF · 87'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels—

23

23MarcinhoM · 63'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles2

Duels—

17

17Tatsuya ItoM · 87'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

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8

8Kento TachibanadaM · 77'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles4

Duels—

6

6Yuki YamamotoM · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes47%

Tackles2

Duels—

98

98Louis YamaguchiG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

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5

5Asahi SasakiD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

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4

4JesielD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes41%

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35Yuichi MaruyamaD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

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13

13Sota MiuraD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles1

Duels—

14

14Yasuto Wakizaka (C)M · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes24%

Tackles—

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Bench (9)

16

16Yuto OzekiM · 28'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles1

Duels—

19

19So KawaharaM · 14'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

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30

30H. Noda—

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38S. KandaF · 10'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

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1Sung-Ryong JungG

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21Shunsuke AndoG

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27Ryota KamihashiD

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39Kaito Tsuchiya—

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41

41A. IenagaM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale played?+

The match is played at Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata.

What time does Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 16, 2025, 10:00 AM (your local time, based on your device).