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• Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Striker was first established in 1955, the team was formerly known as Fujitsu Football Club, one of the oldest clubs in the Japanese Football League. For some reasons the club was relegated in the last century and only returned to the top flight in 2000. After 2017, the team grew stronger overall, winning the league title in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. It also went on to win the Japan Emperor's Cup, Japan League Cup, and Japan Super Cup. Kawasaki Striker head coach Tatsu Onigi had a long career with Kawasaki Striker during his playing days, and after his retirement, he served as the club's U18 youth team head coach and first-team assistant coach, and officially became the team's head coach in 2017, and has led the team for six seasons, and is the team's meritorious head coach.

Kawasaki Frontale lost 0-2 to Nagoya Whale on the road in the last round of the league, and their undefeated streak in the last 4 matches came to an end. Kawasaki Striker's attacking ability is declining, resulting in fewer goals scored in the match, with 5 of their last 6 matches scoring less than 2 goals. Kawasaki Strikers have 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 4 matches against Niigata Swans, and are at a complete disadvantage in recent encounters.

• Albirex Niigata

Niigata Swans was founded in 1955, the team started its professionalization in 1996, and the team was promoted to Japan's second division in 1999 and to Japan's first division in 2004. Niigata Swans do not have any big stars in their team, and have basically been in the middle of the J-League in recent years. The head coach of Niigata Swans is 55-year-old Rikuzo Matsuhashi, who has been the head coach of Yokohama Marinos youth team for a long time. He started coaching Niigata Swans in February 2022, and in the first season of coaching the team, he won the J.League B Championship and led the team to the J.League, and then he led the team to relegation success in the last season. Niigata Swans have a good ability to score in the half time, and in the last 15 matches, they have scored and conceded in the half time in as many as 12 matches.

Niigata Swans suffered 2 consecutive losses in the last round of the league with a 2-3 defeat at home against Kobe Victory Ship. Niigata Swan's ability on the road is poor, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in their last 10 regular season away matches, a win rate of only 30%.

• Neutral Information

Kawasaki Striker is a traditional JLF giants, the team plays aggressively and has outstanding defensive problems, currently sitting in the 15th place in the league, while Niigata Swans is a middle to lower team in the JLF, the team's offense is still good, but its defense is poor, and it's currently sitting in the 12th place in the league.