Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 20 Jul 2025 · 10:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Fitzgerald 69' Y

Kazuhiko Chiba 82' Y

Overview

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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 Tōkyō	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

Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-06-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-05-03 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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 history

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
2' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shunki Higashi on 2.
7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
12' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keisuke Kasai suffering a number of foals already.
42' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
47' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' Goal! Kosuke Kinoshita scores his 27 goal in 263 matches.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
58' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Mutsuki Kato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Keisuke Kasai is replaced by Takuya Shimamura on 59 minute.
64' 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.
69' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Michael Fitzgerald gets a card.
71' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 71 minute. Kosuke Kinoshita leaves to be changed by Mutsuki Kato.
72' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 72 minute. Yuto Horigome leaves to be changed by Kakeru Funaki.
77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
79' Naoto Arai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hayato Araki on 79 minute.
82' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Kazuhiko Chiba gets a card.
84' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Jin Okumura departs to be replaced by Ken Yamura.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shuto Nakano, as he is very good at scoring at Denka Big Swan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Ryo Germain departs to be replaced by Valere Germain.
The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

77
Kakeru Funaki ↑ 72'
19
Yuji Hoshi ↑ 59'
18
Yamato Wakatsuki
28
Takuya Shimamura ↑ 59'
42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 71'
15
Fumiya Hayakawa
33
Yoshiaki Takagi
9
Ken Yamura ↑ 84'
21
Ryuga Tashiro

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior
98
Valere Germain ↑ 90'
18
Daiki Suga
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 90'
13
Naoto Arai ↑ 79'
32
Sota Koshimichi
21
Yudai Tanaka II
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 71'
51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 71'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosuke Kinoshita	1
Naoto Arai	1
Tsukasa Shiotani	1
Shunsuke Mito	1
Shusuke Ota	1
Koji Suzuki	1
Hayato Araki	1
Yoshiaki Takagi	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 W

Sanfrecce 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 accuracy

3 / 4

0.94 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata28% Draw31% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata19% Draw52% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 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.