Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

J2-League

2026/2027

Albirex Niigata

Moraes24'

Kuwayama80'

-FT

Oct 21, 2026

Denka Big Swan Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Matheus Moraes

Albirex Niigata

Goals

7.3

88'Substitution

Michael James Fitzgerald· In

Masahiro Sekiguchi· Out

Albirex Niigata

88'Substitution

Mihiro Sato· In

Kazuyoshi Shimabuku· Out

Albirex Niigata

Goal!

2-1

Haruya Goto

83'·Sagan Tosu

⚽

Goal!

2-0

Kanji Kuwayama

80'·Albirex Niigata

⚽

77'Substitution

Keisuke Kasai· In

Tomoya Osawa· Out

Albirex Niigata

77'Substitution

Chihiro Konagaya· In

Yamato Wakatsuki· Out

Albirex Niigata

75'Substitution

Ho-min Park· In

Kakeru Yamauchi· Out

Sagan Tosu

71'Substitution

Kanji Kuwayama· In

Matheus Moraes· Out

Albirex Niigata

62'Substitution

Haruya Goto· In

Toshiki Takahashi· Out

Sagan Tosu

62'Substitution

Kaito Yoshino· In

Manato Yoshida· Out

Sagan Tosu

51'Yellow Card

Masahiro Sekiguchi

Albirex Niigata

46'Substitution

Yuta Imazu· In

Shiva Tafari Nagasawa· Out

Sagan Tosu

46'Substitution

Ryo Shiohama· In

Rio Hyon· Out

Sagan Tosu

Goal!

1-0

Matheus Moraes

24'·Albirex Niigata

⚽

11'Yellow Card

Shiva Tafari Nagasawa

Sagan Tosu

Statistics of the Game

Albirex Niigata

Sagan Tosu

34%Ball Possession66%

7Shots Total15

3Shots On Target3

1Corners6

5Fouls8

1Yellow Cards1

3Offsides2

2Saves1

344Passes703

3Shots Off Target6

75Attacks116

34Dangerous Attacks74

5Shots Inside Box7

2Shots Outside Box8

2Goals1

2Free Kicks2

1Shots Blocked6

5Substitutions4

2Assists1

266Accurate Passes614

11Total Crosses24

3Accurate Crosses9

14Interceptions5

Albirex Niigata

Manager: Yuzo Funakoshi

Starting XI

6.5

6.7

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.2

7.0

Tomoya Osawa

6.8

Matheus Moraes

7.3

Kazuyoshi Shimabuku

6.4

Yamato Wakatsuki

6.5

Substitutes

Michael James Fitzgerald

6.4

6.3

6.3

Mihiro Sato

6.5

Kanji Kuwayama

7.3

Kodai Mori

Shota Uchiyama

Sagan Tosu

Manager: Akio Kogiku

Starting XI

Sota Matsubara

6.1

Shiva Tafari Nagasawa

6.3

Kaito Abe

7.2

Toshiki Ando

6.6

6.3

6.8

7.0

6.9

6.5

6.8

6.7

Substitutes

Ryota Izumori

Yuta Imazu

6.5

Yoshiki Narahara

Ryo Shiohama

6.6

Ho-min Park

6.5

Ayumu Toyoda

Hibiki Matsuoka

Haruya Goto

7.2

Kaito Yoshino

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Matheus Moraes MF	7.3	71'	1	0	1/2	17	-	6/11
Kanji Kuwayama FW	7.3	24'	1	0	1/2	4	-	6/10
Eiji Shirai MF	7.2	90'	0	1	-	36	-	7/13
Tetsuya Kato DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	48	-	18/23
Yusuke Onishi MF	7.0	90'	0	0	-	33	-	11/15
Fumiya Hayakawa DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	46	-	5/7
Jason Geria DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	33	-	1/3
Tomoya Osawa MF	6.8	77'	0	0	1/2	19	-	9/19
Masahiro Sekiguchi DF	6.7	89'	0	1	-	37	-	6/11
Yamato Wakatsuki FW	6.5	77'	0	0	0/1	15	-	9/20
Noam Baumann GK	6.5	90'	0	0	-	14	-	-
Mihiro Sato DF	6.5	6'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Michael James Fitzgerald DF	6.4	6'	0	0	-	1	-	-
Kazuyoshi Shimabuku MF	6.4	89'	0	0	-	33	-	5/12
Chihiro Konagaya MF	6.3	18'	0	0	-	5	-	-
Keisuke Kasai MF	6.3	18'	0	0	-	3	-	1/2

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu H2H, Form & Key Stats

Kanji Kuwayama's 80th-minute goal decided the match.(Score by goal: 24' 1-0, 80' 2-0, 83' 2-1.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Albirex Niigata	15	L1	0	2	3	6	5/15	6-10
Sagan Tosu	15	W3	3	0	3	2	12/15	7-4

Albirex Niigata — last 5 games

D2-2 @ Blaublitz Akita2026-09-26
L0-1 @ Matsumoto Yamaga2026-09-29
W2-1 vs Tokushima Vortis2026-10-03
D1-1 @ Shonan Bellmare2026-10-11
L1-5 @ Oita Trinita2026-10-17

Sagan Tosu — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Tokyo Verdy2026-09-29
L0-1 @ Blaublitz Akita2026-10-04
W1-0 vs Fujieda MYFC2026-10-10
W2-1 vs Avispa Fukuoka2026-10-14
W2-1 vs Omiya Ardija2026-10-17

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Albirex Niigata	15	3	73%	67%	33%	60%	13%	27%
Sagan Tosu	15	2.4	67%	53%	27%	47%	27%	33%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Albirex Niigata	Home	7	6	0	1	10-8	2.57	71%	29%
Sagan Tosu	Away	7	1	2	4	4-8	0.71	29%	14%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Albirex Niigata	14	8-11	9-14	53%	79%	2-7-5
Sagan Tosu	15	6-5	13-12	68%	47%	3-11-1

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2023-05-20 – 2024-07-06
Albirex Niigata wins: 1
Draws: 0
Sagan Tosu wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 4
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-07-06	Albirex Niigata	3-4	Sagan Tosu
2024-02-24	Sagan Tosu	1-2	Albirex Niigata
2023-05-20	Sagan Tosu	2-0	Albirex Niigata

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 111 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Albirex Niigata	2	11	20	-4	WDWDL	7	-5
Sagan Tosu	10	11	14	-2	LLLWW	13	-3

Table context

Points gap: 6 ptsAlbirex Niigata 20 · Sagan Tosu 14
Positions: #2 vs #10
Goals per game: 1.36/1.73 vs 1/1.18scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

How we calculate this

J2-League Standings

J2-League · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Vegalta Sendai	14	8	3	3	+10	27	WDWLL
2	Albirex NiigataH	14	8	2	4	-3	26	DLWWL
3	Kataller Toyama	14	7	4	3	+12	25	DDWLW
4	Yokohama	14	7	4	3	+10	25	LDWDW
···
11	Júbilo Iwata	14	5	4	5	+1	19	WDDDW
12	Blaublitz Akita	14	4	5	5	0	17	LLLWD
13	Sagan TosuA	14	5	2	7	-3	17	WWLWL
14	Tokushima Vortis	14	5	2	7	-3	17	LDLWL
15	Fujieda MYFC	14	3	7	4	+1	16	LDDLD
···
20	Ventforet Kofu	14	3	3	8	-17	12	WLLDD

10 / 20Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

J2-League

Albirex Niigata14 matches

Sagan Tosu

14 matches

#2Position#13

26Points17

8Wins5

2Draws2

4Losses7

21Goals14

1.50Goals per game1.00

24Goals conceded17

1.71Goals per game conceded1.21

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (14 vs 14 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityAlbirex Niigata 41% · X · Draw 25% · Sagan Tosu 34%

1 · Home Win

41%

X · Draw

25%

2 · Away Win

34%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.52 vs 1.38

Projected Total: 2.90

Over 1.5 Goals

79%

Over 2.5 Goals

55%

Over 3.5 Goals

33%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

58%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

25% / 22%

Albirex Niigata / Sagan Tosu

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.5%)2 - 1(8.8%)1 - 0(8.4%)

Recent matches

Sep 29

0-1

@ Matsumoto Yamaga

Away

All Albirex Niigata fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 33%

(1/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 67%

(2/3)

Goals

5-7

Total matches

Recent matches

J1 League•Jul 6, 2024

Albirex Niigata

3-4

Sagan Tosu

J1 League•Feb 24, 2024

Sagan Tosu

1-2

Albirex Niigata

J1 League•May 20, 2023

Sagan Tosu

2-0

Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu — Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Albirex Niigata wins

Draws

Sagan Tosu wins

Goals Scored

5 - 7

Jul 6, 2024 • J1 League

Albirex Niigata

3-4

Sagan Tosu

Feb 24, 2024 • J1 League

Sagan Tosu

1-2

Albirex Niigata

May 20, 2023 • J1 League

Sagan Tosu

2-0

Albirex Niigata

Matchday 12 — J2-League

Match summary

Albirex Niigata beat Sagan Tosu 2-1 in the J2-League, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Albirex Niigata sat 2nd on 20 points, while Sagan Tosu were 10th on 14 points. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Albirex Niigata won 1 and Sagan Tosu won 2, with 0 draws (4 goals per game).

Albirex Niigata won with 34% of the possession. Goals came from Matheus Moraes (24') and Kanji Kuwayama (80') for Albirex Niigata and Haruya Goto (83') for Sagan Tosu.

More details:

Albirex Niigata — live results and schedule Sagan Tosu — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu H2H, Form & Key Stats

J2-League Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Albirex Niigata vs Sagan Tosu — Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Matchday 12 — J2-League

Match summary