Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 16 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kawasaki Frontale 36 88 2 Yokohama F.Marinos 36 75 3 Vissel Kobe 36 70 4 Nagoya Grampus 36 65 5 Kashima Antlers 36 63 6 Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62 7 Sagan Tosu FC 36 59 8 Avispa Fukuoka 36 52 9 FC Tokyo 36 49 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46 11 Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45 12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45 13 Gamba Osaka 36 43 14 Kashiwa Reysol 36 41 15 Shonan Bellmare 36 36 16 Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36 17 Tokushima Vortis 36 33 18 Oita FC Trinita 36 29 19 Vegalta Sendai 36 27 20 Yokohama FC 36 27 -
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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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Kento Hashimoto 71'
- 35
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kakeru Funaki 72'
- 8
- 50
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Ken Yamura 84'
- 46
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Yuji Hoshi 59'
- 1
Bench-
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'
- 15
- 33
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
- 21
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Starting XI-
9
Ryo Germain ↓ Valere Germain 90'
- 19
- 1
- 6
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Naoki Maeda 90'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Mutsuki Kato 71'
- 33
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4
Hayato Araki ↓ Naoto Arai 79'
- 14
- 15
- 39
Bench- 10
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98
Valere Germain ↑ 90'
- 18
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 90'
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13
Naoto Arai ↑ 79'
- 32
- 21
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 71'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 71'
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Head to Head
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