Preview
- Week 17 of the 2026 J2 League sees Albirex Niigata and Nara Club collide on 2026-05-16 at 06:00 GMT.
- Yuzo Funakoshi versus Masashi Oguro across 1 meeting, record stands at 0-0 with 1 draw.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Albirex Niigata or Nara Club.
- In their last outing, Albirex Niigata's highest-rated performer was A. Boudah (6.3), while Nara Club's standout was A. Yoshida (6.6).
- Albirex Niigata could only draw 1-1 with Zweigen Kanazawa, but Nara Club bounced back with a 2-1 win over Tokushima Vortis.
- Form edge goes to Albirex Niigata (3-1-1) against a faltering Nara Club (2-1-2) from their past 5 matches.
- Very even book: across 1 encounter, it stands at 0-0 wins with 1 draw between Albirex Niigata and Nara Club.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Albirex Niigata's 1.29 goals/game at home balance out Nara Club's 1.43 away scoring.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Albirex Niigata
Nara Club
Events
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 47' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 50' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 52' | A. Yoshida | ||
| 70' | |||
| 79' | |||
| 79' | |||
| 80' | |||
| 80' | |||
| 87' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 88' | |||
| 90+2' | Y. Yoshimura | ||
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Albirex Niigata is going head to head with Nara Club on 16/5/2026 05:00 GMT for the Japan J2 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Albirex Niigata v Nara Club H2H statistics!