Tochigi City vs Albirex Niigata
Japan • J2 League • 2026/2027 • Round 18
Tochigi City21 November 2026
Albirex Niigata
Match information
- Country
- Japan
- Competition
- J2 League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 18
- Date
- 21 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- City Football Station
Prediction
Tochigi City win34%
Draw22%
Albirex Niigata win44%
Clubs
Tochigi City
- Founded
- 1947 / 201
- Country
- Japan
Albirex Niigata
- Founded
- 1955 / 199
- Country
- Japan
- Stadium
- Denka Big Swan Stadium
- City
- Niigata
- Capacity
- 41 684
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
Tochigi CityDLLLL
Albirex NiigataWWLWW
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | -1 | 32 |
| 2 |  Yokohama FC | 16 | +15 | 31 |
| … | ||||
| 17 |  Vanraure | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Tochigi City | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 |  Imabari | 16 | -16 | 12 |
Match result probability
Tochigi City win34%
Draw22%
Albirex Niigata win44%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 56%
- X2
- 66%
- 12
- 78%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 88%
- Under 1.5
- 12%
- Over 2.5
- 71%
- Under 2.5
- 29%
- Over 3.5
- 50%
- Under 3.5
- 50%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 70%
- No
- 30%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Tochigi City | Albirex Niigata |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 96% | 4% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 89% | 11% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 75% | 25% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 56% | 44% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 34% | 66% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 17% | 83% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 7% | 93% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 2% | 98% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 1% | 99% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Tochigi City
- Naoki Imaya
- Albirex Niigata
- Yuzo Funakoshi
Missing players
Albirex Niigata
- 22Taiki Arai - injured
Squad - Tochigi City
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Yoshinobu Harada | 40 |
| 16 |  Jun Kodama | 29 |
| 97 |  Jin-Hyeon Kim | 39 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Matej Jonjic | 35 |
| 3 |  Hayato Teruyama | 26 |
| 15 | Yoshiki Sato | 28 |
| 17 |  Tetsuya Chinen | 28 |
| 22 | Hiroto Suzuki | 26 |
| 28 | Keitaro Konishi | 24 |
| 32 |  Yuta Koike | 29 |
| 33 | Takaya Inui | 30 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 |  Jo Kato | 28 |
| 7 | Toshiki Mori | 29 |
| 10 | Yuki Okaniwa | 31 |
| 18 | Masaru Kato | 35 |
| 20 |  Augusto Pedro | 29 |
| 24 |  Kazuki Nishiya | 33 |
| Forwards | ||
| 5 |  Ryo Okui | 36 |
| 8 |  Keita Yamashita | 30 |
| 9 |  Musashi Suzuki | 32 |
| 11 |  Byron Vasquez | 26 |
| 13 | Takashi Oshima | 26 |
| 23 | Atsushi Yoshida | 27 |
| 31 |  Aidan Simmons | 23 |
| 46 | Towa Nishimura | 18 |
| 77 | Paulo Tanaka | 33 |
| 88 |  Yugo Masukake | 23 |
| 93 |  Tokmac Nguen | 33 |
| 99 | Masahide Hiraoka | 31 |
Squad - Albirex Niigata
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 23 |  Daisuke Yoshimitsu | 33 |
| 41 | Hiroto Matsuura | 18 |
| 46 | Noam Baumann | 30 |
| 71 |  Shota Uchiyama | 19 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Jason Geria | 33 |
| 3 | Tetsuya Kato | 30 |
| 5 |  Michael Fitzgerald | 38 |
| 15 |  Fumiya Hayakawa | 32 |
| 24 |  Riita Mori | 25 |
| 26 | Mihiro Sato | 19 |
| 34 |  Yudai Fujiwara | 24 |
| 38 |  Kodai Mori | 27 |
| 77 |  Kakeru Funaki | 28 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 |  Keisuke Kasai | 24 |
| 7 | Yusuke Onishi | 25 |
| 8 |  Eiji Shirai | 31 |
| 13 |  Riku Ochiai | 27 |
| 16 | Tomoya Osawa | 24 |
| 17 |  Kazuyoshi Shimabuku | 27 |
| 19 |  Yuji Hoshi | 34 |
| 22 |  Taiki Arai injured | 29 |
| 30 |  Masahiro Sekiguchi | 28 |
| 40 | Aozora Ishiyama | 20 |
| 70 | Ryosuke Maeda | 28 |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Castilho Iury | 31 |
| 11 |  Gomes Danilo | 27 |
| 14 | Chihiro Konagaya | 25 |
| 18 |  Yamato Wakatsuki | 24 |
| 32 |  Kanji Kuwayama | 23 |
| 55 |  Matheus Moraes | 26 |
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 10 matches
| Tochigi City | Albirex Niigata | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 0-2-8 | 5-2-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 7 (0.7) | 14 (1.4) |
| Conceded (per match) | 23 (2.3) | 15 (1.5) |
| Clean sheets | 0 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
Recent form - Tochigi City
- L8 November 2026 • J2 League • Tochigi City 0 : 3 Omiya Ardija (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L3 November 2026 • J2 League • Tegevajaro Miyazaki 3 : 0 Tochigi City (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L31 October 2026 • J2 League • Tochigi City 1 : 3 Iwaki (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L25 October 2026 • J2 League • Shonan Bellmare 2 : 1 Tochigi City (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D21 October 2026 • J2 League • Tochigi City 2 : 2 Fujieda MYFC (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D17 October 2026 • J2 League • Tochigi City 1 : 1 Yokohama FC (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L10 October 2026 • J2 League • Kofu 2 : 1 Tochigi City (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L3 October 2026 • J2 League • Tochigi City 1 : 2 Imabari (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L29 September 2026 • J-League Cup • Tochigi City 0 : 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L26 September 2026 • J2 League • Tokushima 3 : 0 Tochigi City (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - Albirex Niigata
- W7 November 2026 • J2 League • Albirex Niigata 1 : 0 Imabari (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 November 2026 • J2 League • Kofu 0 : 1 Albirex Niigata (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L31 October 2026 • J2 League • Albirex Niigata 2 : 3 Toyama (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W25 October 2026 • J2 League • Albirex Niigata 2 : 1 Vegalta Sendai (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W21 October 2026 • J2 League • Albirex Niigata 2 : 1 Sagan Tosu (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 October 2026 • J2 League • Oita Trinita 5 : 1 Albirex Niigata (Half-time 2 : 1)
- D11 October 2026 • J2 League • Shonan Bellmare 1 : 1 Albirex Niigata (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • J2 League • Albirex Niigata 2 : 1 Tokushima (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L29 September 2026 • J-League Cup • Yamaga 1 : 0 Albirex Niigata (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D26 September 2026 • J2 League • Blaublitz 2 : 2 Albirex Niigata (Half-time 1 : 1)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 32 |
| 2 | Yokohama FC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 31 |
| 3 |  Toyama | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 4 |  Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 30 |
| 5 |  Omiya Ardija | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 30 |
| 6 |  Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 29 |
| 7 |  Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 26 |
| 8 |  Iwaki | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 |
| 9 |  Iwata | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 23 |
| 10 |  Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 23 |
| 11 |  Oita Trinita | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 |
| 12 |  Blaublitz | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 |  Sagan Tosu | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 |  Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 |  Tokushima | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 |  Fujieda MYFC | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Vanraure | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Tochigi City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Imabari | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 |  Kofu | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 12 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesus Matheus | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 |
| 2 | Vinicius Marcus | Imabari | 17 |
| 3 | Barcelos Lucas | Tokushima | 14 |
| 4 | A. Watanabe | Mito | 13 |
| 5 | M. Caprini Pinto | Omiya Ardija | 11 |
| 6 | A. S. Disaro | Montedio Yamagata | 11 |
| 7 | Peixoto Matheus | Iwata | 10 |
| 7 | Y. Goke | Vegalta Sendai | 10 |
| 9 | R. Komatsu | Blaublitz | 10 |
| 10 | D. Ishikawa | Chiba | 10 |
| 10 | R. Shiohama | Kumamoto | 10 |
| 10 | T. Takamine | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 10 |
| 13 | C. A. de Souza Junior | Chiba | 10 |
| 13 | O. Yamamoto | Renofa Yamaguchi | 10 |
| 15 | R. Asakura | Fujieda MYFC | 9 |
| 16 | Y. Torikai | Kofu | 9 |
| 17 | S. Doi | Montedio Yamagata | 8 |
| 18 | K. Miyazaki | Vegalta Sendai | 8 |
| 19 | K. Kumashiro | Kumamoto | 8 |
| 20 | S. Saito | Mito | 8 |