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Kanazawa vs Albirex Niigata: result 2-3 and analysis

J2 LeagueRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 3, 2018 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Ishikawa Seibu Stadium, Kanazawa

Kanazawa
2-3
Albirex Niigata

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What was the result of Kanazawa vs Albirex Niigata?

Albirex Niigata won 2-3 on May 3, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Thalles Lima de Conceição PenhaAlbirex Niigata
  • 29′A. KawataAlbirex Niigata
  • 74′Alex MuralhaKanazawa (o.g.)
  • 82′Koichi SatoKanazawa
  • 89′A. WatanabeAlbirex Niigata

Official lineup for Kanazawa vs Albirex Niigata

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Kanazawa

  1. 11K. Sugiura
  2. 19Y. Kakita
  3. 29Rodrigo Maranhão
  1. 6H. Ohashi
  2. 7Shohei Kiyohara
  3. 26K. Fujimura
  1. 3Yuji Sakuda
  2. 13R. Ishida
  3. 16S. Mouri
  4. 39H. Shoji
  1. 23Y. Shirai

Albirex Niigata

  1. 9A. Kawata
  2. 11Thalles Lima de Conceição Penha
  3. 16A. Watanabe
  1. 6Ryota Isomura
  2. 10M. Kato
  3. 34T. Hara
  4. 40Yoshizumi Ogawa
  1. 3Michihiro Yasuda
  2. 4Song Ju-Hun
  3. 5Seitaro Tomisawa
  1. 38Alex Muralha
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kanazawa have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Albirex Niigata have 5, 3 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Kanazawa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018FC Gifu(away)1-0J2 League
Apr 22, 2018Oita Trinita(home)0-1J2 League
Apr 15, 2018Mito Hollyhock(away)0-1J2 League
Apr 8, 2018JEF United Chiba(home)3-1J2 League
Apr 1, 2018Yokohama FC(away)4-0J2 League
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018Renofa Yamaguchi(away)2-1J2 League
Apr 22, 2018Omiya Ardija(home)0-1J2 League
Apr 18, 2018Vegalta Sendai(home)3-1J-League Cup
Apr 15, 2018Tochigi SC(away)1-2J2 League
Apr 8, 2018Fagiano Okayama(home)0-1J2 League

How many goals should we expect?

Kanazawa score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Albirex Niigata score 1.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Kanazawa1.50.938/156/15
Albirex Niigata1.11.138/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Kanazawa sit 6th in J2 League (27 points from 18 matches) and Albirex Niigata sit 1st (32 points from 16 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Albirex NiigataJ2 League161024232432
6KanazawaWest A18576152127

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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