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Blaublitz Akita vs Albirex Niigata: match statistics

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

Key match information

Blaublitz Akita play Albirex Niigata in J2 League (Japan). The match date is 26 September 2026.

Current form

Blaublitz Akita: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Albirex Niigata: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Blaublitz Akita scores 1.29 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. Albirex Niigata scores 1.29 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Blaublitz Akita 43%, Albirex Niigata 43%. Over 2.5: Blaublitz Akita 43%, Albirex Niigata 57%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Blaublitz Akita has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.22. Blaublitz Akita: 10.6 shots per match, Albirex Niigata: 9.9.

Match halves

Blaublitz Akita: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.29. Albirex Niigata: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Blaublitz Akita: 31-45+ (4 goals). Albirex Niigata: 46-60 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J2 League: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.23)
(2.99)
(3.10)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.29Goals scored / match1.29
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
1.14Goals conceded / match1.43
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
35%Average possession41%
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
4Shots on target / match3.57
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.57Shots per match9.86
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Blaublitz Akita
WLDWD
Season result split
29% W43% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-2
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
LWDW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 away
1-0-2
LWL
Last 5 matches - 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 conceded per match.

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

Blaublitz Akita scoring profile: strong

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

Albirex Niigata scoring profile: strong

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

9Goals scored (season)9
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
8Goals conceded (season)10
Blaublitz AkitaAlbirex Niigata
2.43Average goals in match2.71
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Blaublitz Akita · 1 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 43% of matches and wins 29%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 14% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Blaublitz Akita - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.00
Goals scored / match1.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.60.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.82.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
46%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence 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 26 September 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.