Albirex Niigata supporters put their faith in manager Albert Puig to deliver victory against Giravanz Kitakyushu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 08.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41684 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Albirex Niigata - Giravanz Kitakyushu!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Albirex Niigata are 5-7-4 (wins-draw-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Albirex Niigata.

It's back home for Albirex Niigata, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Montedio Yamagata away with the result 2-1. K. Yamura and F. Romero found the net in that victory. Before that, Albirex drew at home versus Tokyo Verdy.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Albirex's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Albirex after this match as they are travelling to Jubilo Iwata for a J2-League game in only three days.

Albirex are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Albirex's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

Playing away, Giravanz Kitakyushu have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the J2-League this season.

Giravanz Kitakyushu failed to get anything from their last game, a J2-League home match vs Omiya Ardija (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Zweigen Kanazawa at their stadium, the result 4-1.

After this away game Giravanz Kitakyushu return home for a J2-League game against Ehime. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Kitakyushu's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 15 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Kitakyushu in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Giravanz Kitakyushu - Albirex 2-1 earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
14 goals
AlbirexS. Homma
S. Homma
7 goals
Albirex NiigataA. Watanabe
A. Watanabe
7 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Albirex Niigata Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 4 15 31
12 5 0 Won W 0 7 15
13 7 3 Drew D 0 2 5
6 4 2 Lost L 4 6 11
46 23 5 Scored S 3 23 44
35 21 7 Conceded C 8 18 35
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
68% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 77%
48% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 52%
29% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 19%
10% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 13%
61% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 48%
32% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 26%
16% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.1 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.6 0.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
336 175 46 Total Shots T S 36 162 330
131 62 16 Shots on Target S O 17 72 127
35% 37% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 32% 35%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in J2-League
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Jubilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Jubilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

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