The home supporters look for three points in this match, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal against a stumbling visitor. Consadole Sapporo are in 10th spot while the guesting Albirex Niigata worry at 14th.
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in J-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in J-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Albirex Niigata have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Consadole Sapporo nor Albirex Niigata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Consadole Sapporo have to build on here at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in the J-League. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Consadole, their manager Petrović and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Consadole Sapporo's previous fixture was a Emperor Cup game also played at home, finishing 5-2 versus Verspah Oita. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Heartbreak before that as Consadole Sapporo lost 1-2 at Avispa Fukuoka's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Consadole Sapporo handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Sports bettors should know that 15 of the latest 16 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.
A decent goal production from Consadole in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Albirex Niigata have only collected 7 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-4-4 (9 played). Albirex Niigata has drawn their two previous away games.
Two away matches in a row for Albirex, whose coach Matsuhashi could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Kataller Toyama.
A loss against Vissel Kobe was the result prior to that, in a J-League home game.Albirex Niigata are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Albirex as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Albirex Niigata have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Albirex Niigata have pulled off a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (6-2-0) when facing Consadole Sapporo.The previous head to head encounter ended Albirex Niigata - Consadole Sapporo 2-2, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Kaneko 8 goals |  Y. Asano 8 goals | T. Ogashiwa 5 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 39 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 85% |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 60% | 56% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 85% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 35% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.7 | 16.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.2 | 13.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 43% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 11.1 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4 |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Consadole Sapporo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Albirex Niigata have scored away.
- Consadole Sapporo have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most matches over the total-line (15) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Consadole Sapporo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
