Iwaki won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 2-3 J2 League loss in their previous game against Shimizu S-Pulse.

For Iwaki, goals were scored by Jun Nishikawa (22\') and Kaina Tanimura (80\'). Lucas Braga (7\'), Takashi Inui (9\') and Koya Kitagawa (68\') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Yuzo Tamura\'s Iwaki have netted a sum total of 8 times over their last six outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.

Previously, Albirex Niigata drew 1-1 in the J1 League tie with Consadole Sapporo.

In that game, Albirex Niigata had 64% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Albirex Niigata was Hiroki Akiyama (80\'). Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo had 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Yuya Asano (20\') scored for Consadole Sapporo.

The numbers tell their own story, and Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in total. In defence, Albirex Niigata could really do with shoring things up. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Team News: Iwaki

There is just one fitness concern for the Iwaki gaffer Yuzo Tamura to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group of players. Shuhei Hayami (Herniated disc) is sidelined.

Team News: Albirex Niigata

Due to a fully injury-free group ready to go, the Albirex Niigata manager Rikizo Matsuhashi does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this clash.

Prediction

In our opinion, Albirex Niigata and Iwaki could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That’s why our selection here is for a very even match with a score draw at the end of this game.