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Albirex Niigata vs Kataller Toyama prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.20Market probability 78%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Albirex Niigata host Kataller Toyama in the J2 League (Japan) on 31 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.20, which the bookmaker market rated at about 78% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Albirex Niigata had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 18. Kataller Toyama had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 15 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Albirex Niigata's last 10 and 5 of Kataller Toyama's last 10; 7 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Albirex Niigata averaged 1.41 goals scored and 0.94 conceded across 17 matches; away from home Kataller Toyama averaged 1.62 scored and 1.15 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.38 goals from Albirex Niigata and 1.70 from Kataller Toyama. From that it rates a home win at 30%, a draw at 26% and an away win at 44%, against 26%, 25% and 49% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 82%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Albirex Niigata (green) and Kataller Toyama (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form56% – 44%
Attack53% – 47%
Defence31% – 69%
Head-to-head33% – 67%
Goals43% – 57%
Overall strength41% – 58%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Albirex NiigataWWLDW1.301.8070%70%
Kataller ToyamaLWDDW1.501.0050%40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Over 1.5 Goals78%1.20
Double Chance 1275%1.20
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.23
Under 3.5 Goals64%1.45
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals62%1.51
BTTS Yes59%1.56
Over 2.5 Goals57%1.65
Kataller Toyama Win49%1.89

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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