Japan - J2 LeagueData current as of September 22, 2026

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Blaublitz Akita vs Albirex Niigata: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Blaublitz Akita plays Albirex Niigata in J2 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026.

Recent form

Blaublitz Akita has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Albirex Niigata has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Blaublitz Akita scores 1.29 goals per game and allows 1.14. Albirex Niigata scores 1.29 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Blaublitz Akita's games and 43% of Albirex Niigata's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 57%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Blaublitz Akita has the higher season xG average, 1.37 to 1.22 per game. Blaublitz Akita takes 10.6 shots per game, while Albirex Niigata takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Blaublitz Akita leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 0.29 goals per game after halftime. Albirex Niigata leads at halftime in 14% and scores 0.86 after halftime.

When the teams score

Blaublitz Akita's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For Albirex Niigata, it is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J2 League games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.23)
(2.99)
(3.10)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.29Goals scored / game1.29
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.14Goals allowed / game1.43
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
35%Average possession41%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
4Shots on target / game3.57
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.57Shots per game9.86
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
4Shots on target3.57
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
12.2%Shot conversion13%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
35%Possession41%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.37xG for1.22
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.66xG against1.54
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Shooting quality

Blaublitz Akita: Counter-attackingAlbirex Niigata: Counter-attacking
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Albirex Niigata is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Blaublitz Akita · 2.4 pts / game - Albirex Niigata

Blaublitz Akita
WLDWD
Season result split
29% W43% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-2
1.29 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
LWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Albirex Niigata
WWLWW
Season result split
71% W0% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-2
2.14 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 away
1-0-2
LWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blaublitz Akita is 25% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.14 goals / game - Blaublitz Akita · 1.43 goals / game - Albirex Niigata

Blaublitz Akita scoring profile: strong

Blaublitz Akita scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 games), while Albirex Niigata keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

Albirex Niigata scoring profile: strong

Albirex Niigata scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Blaublitz Akita keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

9Goals scored (season)9
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
8Goals conceded (season)10
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
2.43Average goals per game2.71
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal71%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
29%2 goals43%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
29%3 goals14%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%4 goals0%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal71%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%2 goals29%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%3 goals14%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%4 goals14%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time29%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0%BTTS in both halves14%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%Scored in both halves43%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
40%BTTS - last 540%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blaublitz Akita is 57% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.57 pts / game - Blaublitz Akita · 1 pts / game - Albirex Niigata

Blaublitz Akita - half-time state
43% leading29% draw29% trailing
Albirex Niigata - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.57Points per game (1st half)1
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.57Average goals (1st half)1
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
57%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
57%No goal before half-time57%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per game (2nd half)2
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
0.86Average goals (2nd half)1.71
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
57%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
71%No goal after half-time29%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Blaublitz Akita - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
11
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 29%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Albirex Niigata - second-half results

57% W29% D14% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding507%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 71%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Blaublitz Akita - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.00
Goals scored / game1.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game1.60.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+6-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7
Albirex Niigata - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.00
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.82.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Blaublitz Akita
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
3
3
16-30
4
0
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Albirex Niigata
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
3
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Blaublitz Akita

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.7
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Albirex Niigata

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J2 League).

Teams vs league

Blaublitz AkitaLigaAlbirex Niigata
Average goals per game 2.432.54 2.71
Both teams scored 43%46% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%46% 57%
Clean sheets 29%32% 29%
Goal before half-time 71%64% 71%
Goal after half-time 71%80% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.13
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Blaublitz Akita and Albirex Niigata play?

Blaublitz Akita face Albirex Niigata on September 26, 2026 in J2 League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Blaublitz Akita vs Albirex Niigata?

Blaublitz Akita score 1.29 goals per game on average and Albirex Niigata 1.29. The J2 League average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Blaublitz Akita's matches and 43% of Albirex Niigata's.

What form are Blaublitz Akita and Albirex Niigata in?

Over the last 5 games Blaublitz Akita have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Albirex Niigata 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blaublitz Akita vs Albirex Niigata?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Blaublitz Akita vs Albirex Niigata: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.