2026/2027Who will win?
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| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 6-12 |
| Sagan Tosu | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10/15 | 10-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2023-05-20 – 2024-07-06) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.
| 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 |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 2 | 6 | 12 | -2 | WWWLW | 1 | +1 |
| Sagan Tosu | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | DLDWL | 15 | -3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-10-21
In the standings it is Albirex Niigata 2nd on 12 points, Sagan Tosu 12th on 8 — separated by 4. Scoring rates set the scale: Albirex Niigata 1.17 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Sagan Tosu 1.17 and 1, with the league averaging 1.27. Albirex Niigata would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
The match takes place at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata (capacity 42,300).
