Albirex Niigata vs Kawasaki Frontale — J1 League

J1 League· Regular Season - 21

Albirex Niigata

0–2Full-time

Kawasaki Frontale

LDDLWWGoals 12-19

LWLDDDGoals 10-12

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata · Referee: Masaaki Iemoto

Match events

39'Yu Kobayashi (Shintaro Kurumaya)
46'Douglas Tanque
57'T. Hasegawa (Kyohei Noborizato)
62'Kengo Nakamura (Kyohei Noborizato)
71'R. Isomura (M. Kato)
72'Kengo Nakamura (K. Moriya)
80'Rony (R. Yamazaki)
83'K. Yano (Y. Ito)
87'Hiroyuki Abe (Eduardo)

Lineups

Albirex Niigata

Kawasaki Frontale

4-2-3-1

F. MiuraCoach

T. Oniki

Bench (7)

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 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Albirex Niigata wins

2Draws

4Kawasaki Frontale wins

11-19Goals

Albirex Niigata

1–1Aug 16, 2025, 10:00 AM

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

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

Masaaki Iemoto

1.36Yellow cards / game

0.09Red cards / game

0.27Penalties scored / game

Based on 11 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

37%Possession63%

—Expected goals (xG)—

7Shots on target3

19Total shots12

7Shots off target7

5Blocked shots2

11Shots inside the box8

8Shots outside the box4

10Corners6

2Offsides0

8Fouls8

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

1Goalkeeper saves7

358Total passes629

284Accurate passes546

79%Pass accuracy87%

Player ratings

1Sung-Ryong JungKawasaki Frontale8.3
2Shintaro KurumayaKawasaki Frontale🅰️ 17.8
3Tatsuki NaraKawasaki Frontale7.6
4Kengo NakamuraKawasaki Frontale⚽ 17.6
5K. KoizumiAlbirex Niigata7.5
6Yu KobayashiKawasaki Frontale⚽ 17.5

Box score

Albirex Niigata

7

7RonyM · 80'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels33%

21

21T. MoritaG · 90'

5.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels—

8

8K. KoizumiM · 90'

7.5

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes94%

Tackles—

Duels71%

27Yuto HorigomeD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels44%

24N. KawaguchiD · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels67%

4Joo-Hoon SongD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels67%

11

11Douglas TanqueF · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels21%

10Thiago GalhardoM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels70%

19

19K. Yano (C)M · 83'

6.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6

6R. IsomuraM · 71'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels20%

44

44S. ObuD · 90'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Bench (7)

34

34Teruki HaraD

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13

13M. KatoM · 19'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels50%

49Musashi SuzukiF

—

1

1K. OtaniG

—

9

9R. YamazakiM · 10'

6.4

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels100%

17

17Y. ItoM · 7'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels25%

50Seitaro TomisawaD

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Kawasaki Frontale

5Shogo TaniguchiD · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes96%

Tackles—

Duels80%

3Tatsuki NaraD · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels70%

1Sung-Ryong JungG · 90'

8.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels100%

11Yu Kobayashi (C)F · 90'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels38%

8Hiroyuki AbeM · 87'

7.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels40%

10Ryota OshimaM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels44%

16

16T. HasegawaM · 57'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels17%

14Kengo NakamuraM · 72'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels25%

18ElsinhoD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels64%

21Eduardo NetoM · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels25%

7Shintaro KurumayaD · 90'

🅰️ 17.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes95%

Tackles—

Duels55%

Bench (7)

30

30S. AraiG

—

41

41A. IenagaM

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2Kyohei NoborizatoD · 33'

🅰️ 17.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels100%

19

19K. MoriyaM · 18'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels0%

23EduardoD · 3'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels100%

9

9T. MorimotoF

—

6

6Y. TasakaD

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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 9, 2017, 10:00 AM (your local time, based on your device).