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Kashima vs Albirex Niigata: result 2-1 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on February 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Kashima
2-1
Albirex Niigata

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What was the result of Kashima vs Albirex Niigata?

Kashima won 2-1 on February 26, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 10′R. KoikeKashima
  • 44′K. YamuraAlbirex Niigata
  • 78′H. InamuraKashima (o.g.)

Official lineup for Kashima vs Albirex Niigata

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Kashima

4-4-2
  1. 9Léo Ceará
  2. 40Y. Suzuki
  1. 27Y. Matsumura
  2. 10G. Shibasaki
  3. 14Y. Higuchi
  4. 25R. Koike
  1. 2K. Anzai
  2. 5I. Sekigawa
  3. 55N. Ueda
  4. 22K. Nono
  1. 1T. Hayakawa

Albirex Niigata

4-4-2
  1. 9K. Yamura
  2. 41M. Hasegawa
  1. 30J. Okumura
  2. 8E. Miyamoto
  3. 19Y. Hoshi
  4. 28S. Ota
  1. 31Y. Horigome
  2. 3H. Inamura
  3. 5M. Fitzgerald
  4. 25S. Fujiwara
  1. 1K. Fujita
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kashima have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Albirex Niigata have 3, 5 and 7.

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

Kashima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2025Tokyo Verdy(home)4-0J1 League
Feb 15, 2025Shonan Bellmare(away)0-1J1 League
Jan 21, 2025Kanazawa(home)3-0Friendlies Clubs
Jan 17, 2025Roasso Kumamoto(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Dec 8, 2024Machida Zelvia(home)3-1J1 League
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2025Shimizu S-pulse(away)0-2J1 League
Feb 15, 2025Yokohama F. Marinos(away)1-1J1 League
Dec 8, 2024Urawa(away)0-0J1 League
Nov 30, 2024Gamba Osaka(home)0-1J1 League
Nov 9, 2024Kashiwa Reysol(away)1-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Kashima wins, 1 draw, 1 Albirex Niigata win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2024Albirex Niigata 0-4 KashimaJ1 League
Jun 16, 2024Kashima 1-1 Albirex NiigataJ1 League
Aug 26, 2023Kashima 2-0 Albirex NiigataJ1 League
Jun 18, 2023Kashima 2-0 Albirex NiigataJ-League Cup
Apr 23, 2023Albirex Niigata 0-2 KashimaJ1 League
Mar 26, 2023Albirex Niigata 1-0 KashimaJ-League Cup

Last archived meeting: Albirex Niigata vs Kashima on Oct 5, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Kashima score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Albirex Niigata score 1.1 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Kashima1.70.985/159/15
Albirex Niigata1.11.837/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Kashima11623231820

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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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