Get ready for J-League and Kawasaki Frontale - Albirex Niigata. In this super-preview you'll find numbers, scores, data, trends and news!
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in J-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in J-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
All-inclusive J-League statistics at home this season for Kawasaki Frontale are 5-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sung-Ryong Jung not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Kawasaki Frontale, who won 2-0 against Shonan Bellmare (placed 18th). Midfielder Wakizaka was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Wakizaka served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, a strong away win at Johor Darul Ta'zim. A AFC Champions League match. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kawasaki handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ulsan are coming to town in four days.
Kawasaki Frontale has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Albirex Niigata so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose).
Ko, Mito and Watanabe scored in Albirex's previous match, the home game against Yokohama that ended 3-1. That victory felt good as this side had gone three league games without winning. Defender Watanabe was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Watanabe scored one goal and won 3 of 8 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Albirex Niigata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's last 11 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Albirex when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Albirex Niigata have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged meeting between these sides is the Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 played not long ago this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Kawasaki won six, Albirex Niigata triumphed in two and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Wakizaka 7 goals |  T. Miyashiro 6 goals |  Y. Segawa 5 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 37 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| 36 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 71% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 68% |
| 46% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 46% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 32% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 54% |
| 32% | 46% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 14.1 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 24% | 25% |
| 11.6 | 11.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -13 | 34 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -27 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
