Preview

• In week 17 of the 2025 J1 League, Fagiano Okayama face Albirex Niigata on 2025-05-18 (kick-off 07:00 GMT) at City Light Stadium.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between T. Kiyama and D. Kimori.
• After 16 matchdays, Fagiano Okayama sit 16th with 19 points and Albirex Niigata are 19th having collected 13 points.
• Fagiano Okayama and Albirex Niigata will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• Forecasting a three-man defense for Fagiano Okayama (3-4-2-1), while Albirex Niigata are predicted to deploy a 4-4-2.
• In their last outing, Fagiano Okayama's highest-rated performer was S. Brodersen (7), while Albirex Niigata's standout was M. Hasegawa (7.5).
• Fagiano Okayama suffered a 0-2 defeat to Kashiwa Reysol, while Albirex Niigata managed a 1-1 draw versus Urawa Reds.
• Struggling form all round: Fagiano Okayama are 0-2-3 and Albirex Niigata are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
• Fagiano Okayama have clearly got the edge H2H: in 10 meetings, they've beaten Albirex Niigata 5 times, with 4 draws and only 1 loss.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Fagiano Okayama's 4-2-2 home form and Albirex Niigata's 2-2-3 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

18/05/2025 06:00

City Light Stadium

M. Ueda

J1 League

Team Kits

Events

10'	R. Tabei A. Esaka	1 - 0
15'		1 - 1	M. Hasegawa
36'			M. Fitzgerald
HT 1 - 1
58'			Y. Komi J. Okumura
58'			K. Hashimoto Y. Horigome
58'			Y. Takagi K. Kasai
58'	K. Ichimi (PEN)	2 - 1
67'	Lucao K. Ichimi
67'	H. Iwabuchi T. Kimura
79'			S. Ota Danilo Gomes
79'			K. Yamura Y. Hoshi
81'	R. Takeuchi R. Tabei
81'	Kamiya Yuta A. Esaka
89'	K. Kudo Y. Suzuki
90+2'	Y. Tatsuta

Stats

Lineups

Fagiano OkayamaAlbirex Niigata

Fagiano Okayama 3-4-2-1 T. Kiyama

6.3

Svend Brodersen

7.3

Yugo Tatsuta

7

Daichi Tagami

6.3

Yoshitake Suzuki

6.9

Ryunosuke Sato

7.3

Ibuki Fujita

7.6

Ryo Tabei

6.9

Hijiri Kato

6.6

Takaya Kimura

6.2

Kamiya Yuta

6.3

Lucão

Substitute Players

8

Ataru Esaka

22

Kazunari Ichimi

19

Hiroto Iwabuchi

88

Takahiro Yanagi

7

Ryo Takeuchi

4

Kaito Abe

15

Kota Kudo

45

Noah Browne

21

Kohei Kawakami

Albirex Niigata 4-4-1-1 D. Kimori

7.2

Daisuke Yoshimitsu

7.3

Soya Fujiwara

6.5

Jason Geria

6.5

Michael James Fitzgerald

6.7

Kento Hashimoto

6.3

Shusuke Ota

6.9

Taiki Arai

6.2

Ken Yamura

6.9

Yota Komi

7.2

Motoki Hasegawa

6.6

Yoshiaki Takagi

Substitute Players

31

Yuto Horigome

11

Danilo Gomes

19

Yuji Hoshi

30

Jin Okumura

46

Keisuke Kasai

35

Kazuhiko Chiba

8

Eiji Miyamoto

13

Riku Ochiai

1

Kazuki Fujita

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Kashima Antlers	19	13	1	5	29	15	14	40	W L W W W
2	Kyoto Sanga	20	10	4	6	30	22	8	34	W L W D W
3	Urawa Reds	21	9	7	5	26	20	6	34	W D L D W
4	Kashiwa Reysol	19	9	7	3	22	17	5	34	L D L W W
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	10	2	6	20	14	6	32	L W W W W
6	Vissel Kobe	18	9	3	6	23	19	4	30	W L W W L
7	Kawasaki Frontale	18	7	8	3	30	19	11	29	W D D W W
8	Cerezo Osaka	20	8	5	7	30	26	4	29	W D W L W
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	19	7	4	8	26	26	0	25	L W L D L
10	Machida Zelvia	19	7	4	8	22	23	-1	25	L D W D L
11	Fagiano Okayama	19	6	6	7	16	17	-1	24	D D W L D
12	Gamba Osaka	19	7	3	9	23	27	-4	24	L D L L W
13	Tokyo Verdy	19	6	6	7	13	18	-5	24	D W L L W
14	Nagoya Grampus	19	6	5	8	24	26	-2	23	W W D D D
15	Avispa Fukuoka	19	6	5	8	15	19	-4	23	D L D L L
16	Shonan Bellmare	19	6	4	9	14	23	-9	22	D L L W L
17	Yokohama	19	5	4	10	13	20	-7	19	L D W L W
18	Tokyo	18	5	4	9	17	26	-9	19	L L L W W
19	Albirex Niigata	18	3	7	8	19	27	-8	16	L W L D L
20	Yokohama F. Marinos	18	3	5	10	18	26	-8	14	W W L L L

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