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 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12/15 | 8-9 |
| Tochigi City | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7/15 | 8-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | 1 | 7 | 15 | -1 | WWLWW | 2 | -1 |
| Tochigi City | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | WLWDL | 7 | +1 |
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 2027-03-06
5 points and 7 places separate them: Albirex Niigata 1st with 15, Tochigi City 8th with 10. Per game in the league, Albirex Niigata score 1.29 and conceding 1.43, Tochigi City 2 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game. Three points here take Tochigi City to 13 and up to 3rd, assuming other results stand.
Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata stages the fixture, a ground that holds 42,300.
