NIIGATA. Albirex Niigata beats Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 after R. Ito scored just 1 goal (22′). Kawasaki Frontale lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Denka Big Swan Stadium stadium in Niigata on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jumpei Iida who was helped by Isao Nishihashi and Mikiya Nishimura. The 4th official was Masaru Hasegawa. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 148
- 29 Dangerous attack 71
- 89 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kawasaki Frontale had a strong ball possession 56% while Albirex Niigata was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kawasaki Frontale was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Albirex Niigata found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Albirex Niigata shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Albirex Niigata received 1 yellow card (S. Mito). Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale received 2 yellow cards (Kento Tachibanada and João Schmidt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Albirex Niigata will have 8 points to go up in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Kawasaki Frontale will stay with 4 points like Tokyo and Sagan Tosu to climb in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Albirex Niigata will host Cerezo Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).
Kawasaki Frontale will play away agasint Sagan Tosu on the 2nd of December with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Kawasaki Frontale (7 draws).
Albirex Niigata – Formation
Albirex Niigata
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Albirex Niigata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rikizo Matsuhashi decided to play with the following team: Ryosuke Kojima , Soya Fujiwara , Michael James Fitzgerald , Thomas Deng , Taiki Watanabe , Takahiro Ko , Yuzuru Shimada , Shusuke Ota , Ryotaro Ito , Shunsuke Mito and Koji Suzuki .
The home team had on the bench: Kaito Taniguchi , Naoto Arai, Yuji Hoshi , Yota Komi, Koto Abe, Daichi Tagami and Danilo Gomes.
Substitutions
Albirex Niigata made 4 changes: K. Suzuki for Kaito Taniguchi (71′), Y. Shimada for Yuji Hoshi (71′), S. Ota for D. Gomes Magalhaes (85′) and S. Mito for Yota Komi (85′).
Best player: Ryotaro Ito
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Albirex Niigata was Ryotaro Ito.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Kawasaki Frontale – Formation
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Toru Oniki played with: Sung-Ryong Jung , Miki Yamane , Kazuya Yamamura , Takuma Ominami , Asahi Sasaki , Yasuto Wakizaka , Kento Tachibanada , Ryota Oshima , Akihiro Ienaga , Taisei Miyashiro and Marcinho .
They had on the bench: Daiya Tono , João Schmidt , Shin Yamada , Yusuke Segawa , Yuto Matsunagane , Tatsuki Seko and Naoto Kamifukumoto.
Substitutions
Kawasaki Frontale made 5 changes: Ryota Oshima for Daiya Tono (19′), Kazuya Yamamura for Yuto Matsunagane (46′), Yasuto Wakizaka for João Schmidt (62′), T. Miyashiro for Shin Yamada (62′) and Marcinho for Yusuke Segawa (77′).
Best player: Akihiro Ienaga
The player that probably impressed the most for Kawasaki Frontale was Akihiro Ienaga.
His rating is with 74 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
