Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale result

Full-time · Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

J1 League · Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:00 BST · Denka Big Swan Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Albirex Niigata · Kawasaki Frontale · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale — this J1 League match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value vs the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.3% of 4315 landed (95% range 76–78.5%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale drew 1–1 at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the J1 League on Saturday 16 August.

Albirex Niigata are winless in their last seven matches.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Albirex Niigata: E. Shirai (7’, assisted by Moraes); Kawasaki Frontale: T. Ito (45’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with T. Ito’s goal on 45 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Albirex Niigata 1.42, Kawasaki Frontale 1.11, from 15 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Albirex Niigata: R. Tashiro (55’) and S. Fujiwara (90+4’); Kawasaki Frontale: Marcinho (45+4’) and Y. Yamamoto (85’).

What it changes

Kawasaki Frontale are winless in their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Shirai (Albirex Niigata) 6.3, T. Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) 5.6 and K. Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) 4.6 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Albirex Niigata or Kawasaki Frontale (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.3% of the time in the last 90 days (3334 of 4315).

Next up

Kawasaki Frontale next host Vissel Kobe on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Kawasaki Frontale: Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale · J1 League
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium · Niigata
Referee: Atsushi Uemura, Japan
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Albirex Niigata 2 · draws 1 · Kawasaki Frontale 3 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Albirex Niigata 0W 0D 5L · Kawasaki Frontale 2W 0D 3L

Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale (J1 League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.5 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.13

Corners

against 5.5 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 4.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 1.75

Cards

against 0.63 / 1.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Albirex Niigata for / against	Line	Kawasaki Frontale for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.88 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.13 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.38 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Atsushi Uemura, Japan.

Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Fujiwara n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.4 2/1	—
S. Ota n 8	48.8	1.8 6/2	0.5 2/0	—
K. Hashimoto n 8	63.1	1.6 6/3	0.4 2/0	—
E. Shirai n 8	37.6	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0	—
K. Chiba n 4	89.8	1.3 3/2	0.8 2/1	—

Albirex Niigata — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Taniguchi n 8	71.8	2.5 8/5	1.1 6/1
Keisuke Kasai n 8	31.8	2.1 4/2	0.4 1/0
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	1.9 4/2	0.8 3/1
S. Ota n 8	48.8	1.2 3/2	0.9 3/1
J. Okumura n 8	74.5	1.1 4/2	0.5 2/1

Albirex Niigata — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Taniguchi n 8	71.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Keisuke Kasai n 8	31.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
R. Tashiro n 3	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
H. Inamura n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Albirex Niigata — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Fujiwara n 8	90	3.4 8/7
Eiji Miyamoto n 8	48.9	3 5/4
E. Shirai n 8	37.6	2.7 4/3
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	2.3 6/4
Y. Horigome n 8	60.1	1.9 4/4

Albirex Niigata — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Kazuki Fujita n 8	90	3.1 6/6
R. Tashiro n 3	90	0.7 0/0

Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Kanda n 5	31.2	2.9 4/1	2.3 2/1	—
S. Yamada n 8	58.4	2.7 5/5	1.2 3/1	—
Erison n 8	44.9	2.3 5/2	2.8 4/4	—
T. Miyagi n 8	22.6	2 2/1	3 5/1	—
Y. Kobayashi n 8	26.1	1.7 3/1	0.9 2/0	—

Kawasaki Frontale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Erison n 8	44.9	4.3 7/5	3 6/3
Y. Kobayashi n 8	26.1	2.6 4/2	1.7 3/1
S. Yamada n 8	58.4	1.9 5/4	1.2 4/2
S. Kanda n 5	31.2	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0
Y. Ozeki n 8	14	1.6 1/1	0.8 1/0

Kawasaki Frontale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Ozeki n 8	14	0.8 1/0	0.8 1/0
T. Ito n 8	52.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Erison n 8	44.9	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
Marcinho n 8	65.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Kanda n 5	31.2	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Kawasaki Frontale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Yamamoto n 8	74.5	3.9 8/7
Y. Ozeki n 8	14	2.4 3/0
A. Sasaki n 8	80.5	2.1 5/5
K. Tachibanada n 8	38.1	2.1 4/2
S. Miura n 8	89.3	2 8/6

Kawasaki Frontale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Thebault-Yamaguchi n 8	90	2.8 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Albirex Niigata		Kawasaki Frontale
50%	Possession	50%
1.42	Expected goals (xG)	1.11
15	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	8
6	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	6
3	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
406	Passes	398
80%	Pass accuracy	82%

Albirex Niigata player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Tashiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
S. Fujiwara	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
M. Fitzgerald	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Funaki	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Hashimoto	90	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	7.9
E. Shirai	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.3
A. Boudah	90	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	6.9
Motoki Hasegawa	83	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7
Motoki Ohara	72	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
H. Uemura	71	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Moraes	57	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
T. Shimamura sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Arai sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Taniguchi sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Yamura sub	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9

Kawasaki Frontale player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Thebault-Yamaguchi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Sasaki	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Jesiel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Maruyama	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Miura	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Y. Yamamoto	90	0	1	0	1	2	Y	7.2
Y. Wakizaka	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
T. Ito	87	1	3	2	1	0	0	7.7
Erison	87	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Tachibanada	77	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
Marcinho	63	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.3
Y. Ozeki sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Kawahara sub	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
Hiroto Noda sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Kanda sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Albirex NiigataLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.6 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

Kawasaki FrontaleWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Albirex Niigata 2 · 1 draw · Kawasaki Frontale 3 · 3.67 goals/game

2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata
2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata
2024-06-22 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale
2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata
2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale
2017-08-09 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Albirex Niigata#20 pos24 pts38 pl-31 GD

Kawasaki Frontale#8 pos57 pts38 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Albirex Niigata scored0.95

Kawasaki Frontale scored1.76

Albirex Niigata conceded1.76

Kawasaki Frontale conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Albirex Niigata v Kawasaki Frontale was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale?: In their last 6 meetings, Albirex Niigata won 2, Kawasaki Frontale won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Albirex Niigata and Kawasaki Frontale?: Recent form — Albirex Niigata 0W 0D 5L; Kawasaki Frontale 2W 0D 3L.

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