Nagoya vs. Albirex Niigata: Japan Championship Match Prediction
On Wednesday, September 18, the postponed match of the 29th round between Nagoya and Albirex Niigata will take place in the Japanese championship. Both clubs are in the second half of the standings, but there is no need to worry about relegation to League 2 yet. Who will be stronger in a face-to-face confrontation? - the answer and trending bets in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Nagoya Grampus

Current form
Nagoya have been alternating wins and losses for seven matches. Based on these statistics, the hosts should win in the upcoming confrontation. After 29 matches played, the team is in 14th place in the standings, having 37 points. They are only six points ahead of the relegation zone, so they need to give it their all in every match to avoid creating a difficult situation for themselves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ono and Yamagasi are injured and will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nagoya has lost its last two home games
- The hosts have scored in eight of their last nine matches
Estimated composition
Langerak - Nogami, Ha, Mikuni - Kubo, Inagaki, Shihashi, Nakayama - Morishima, Nagai - Wig.

Albirex Niigata

Current form
Albirex Niigata is only playing in the Japanese Premier League for the second season, but is already showing solid results. After 29 rounds played, the visitors have ten wins, nine draws and ten losses. With such results, the club closes the top 10 of the national championship. The team is currently in good shape, as it has not lost for six rounds in a row and clearly has no desire to break the statistics.
Disqualifications and injuries
Komi and Hayakawa are injured and will not appear on the field.
Interesting trends for betting
- Albirex Niigata have scored in three of their last five away games
- The visitors have lost to their upcoming opponent in four of their last five matches
Estimated composition
Abe - Fujiwara, Endo, Inamura, Horigame - Gomez, Akiyama, Miyamoto, Hasegawa - Taniguchi, Nakagura.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:1
The last face-to-face match ended with this score
5.60Bet Albirex Niigata to score in the second half
In two of the last three matches the bet came in
1.77Bet "Nagoya" will not score
Nagoya have suffered two of their last three home defeats without scoring
1.85Tip and bets
Over the past year, the teams have played each other twice and in both matches only one goal was scored. We believe that the upcoming match will be similar. The opponents will pay great attention to the defensive line and we will not see many goals scored again.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.71
Bet on the outcome
The hosts are slight favourites only because they will be playing the match at home. The visitors have been showing better performance lately, so we will bet on Albirex Niigata to win.
Our prediction is a victory for Albirex Niigata with odds of 2.95
Bet on corners
We have already indicated that the game is unlikely to be open. It is highly likely that the opponents will be cautious and will not please us with abundant serves from the corner flag.
Our prediction is total under 8.5 corners with odds of 1.70