Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 21 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–3 L 15 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Albirex Niigata A 2–0 W 05 Jul Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 02 Jul Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L 28 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L 22 Jun Yokohama FC A 4–0 W 14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
- 2' Goal! Shunki Higashi scores his 12 goal in 313 matches.
- 7' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 313 games and scored 398 goals.
- 17' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Motoki Hasegawa made 93 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 42' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' Sanfrecce Hiroshima seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 48' GOAL! Kosuke Kinoshita scores on 48.
- 53' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Yotaro Nakajima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 59' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Keisuke Kasai departs to be replaced by Takuya Shimamura.
- 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Fitzgerald on 69.
- 71' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Kosuke Kinoshita departs to be replaced by Mutsuki Kato.
- 72' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Yuto Horigome by Kakeru Funaki on 72 minute.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoto Arai is hanging Hayato Araki on the field on 79 minute.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Kazuhiko Chiba. He receives a card.
- 84' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Jin Okumura by Ken Yamura on 84 minute.
- 89' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Ryo Germain is replaced by Valere Germain on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Kento Hashimoto 71'
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kakeru Funaki 72'
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- 50
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Ken Yamura 84'
- 46
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Yuji Hoshi 59'
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Bench
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77
Kakeru Funaki ↑ 72'
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 59'
- 18
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28
Takuya Shimamura ↑ 59'
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 71'
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- 33
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Ryo Germain ↓ Valere Germain 90'
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- 1
- 6
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Naoki Maeda 90'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Mutsuki Kato 71'
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Hayato Araki ↓ Naoto Arai 79'
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- 15
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Bench
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98
Valere Germain ↑ 90'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 90'
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Naoto Arai ↑ 79'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 71'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 71'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hayato Araki 1 Yoshiaki Takagi 1 Pieros Sotiriou 1 Kaito Taniguchi 1 Miguel Silveira 1 Shunki Higashi 1 Kosuke Kinoshita 1 Naoto Arai 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-15 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos WSanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-06-22 Yokohama FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.94 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.23Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 59%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 72%Albirex Niigata or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 13.1%0 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 8.9%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.2%2 – 1 5.9%2 – 0 4.5%2 – 2 3.9%0 – 3 3.7%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 1 1.9%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 16% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 23% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 13% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.