Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L 25 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L 20 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 12 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 02 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 19 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 13 Apr Yokohama FC H 0–0 D 06 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W 02 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' Mutsuki Kato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 10' Albirex Niigata 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.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 331 games and scored 417 goals.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tsukasa Shiotani, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Sasaki made 331 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' 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.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' 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 Yuji Ono suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Geria is hanging Michael Fitzgerald on the field on 60 minute.
- 64' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Shion Inoue is replaced by Naoki Maeda on 64 minute.
- 69' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Motoki Hasegawa. He replaces Yuji Ono on 73 minute.
- 74' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Mutsuki Kato is replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
- 76' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 76 minute. Daiki Suga leaves to be changed by Shunki Higashi.
- 81' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Keisuke Kasai by Miguel Silveira on 81 minute.
- 84' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Ryo Germain is replaced by Yusuke Chajima on 84 minute.
- 85' Albirex Niigata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Miguel Silveira on 85.
- 90' The referee shows Albirex Niigata player a card on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Starting XI-
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Ryo Germain ↓ Yusuke Chajima 84'
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18
Daiki Suga ↓ Shunki Higashi 76'
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Hiroya Matsumoto 84'
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Shion Inoue ↓ Naoki Maeda 64'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Sota Koshimichi 74'
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Bench- 3
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5
Hiroya Matsumoto ↑ 84'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 76'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 64'
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Yusuke Chajima ↑ 84'
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Sota Koshimichi ↑ 74'
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Coach Michael SkibbeAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Motoki Hasegawa 73'
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- 30
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↓ Miguel Silveira 81'
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Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroki Akiyama 81'
Bench-
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Miguel Silveira ↑ 81'
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Jason Geria ↑ 60'
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Danilo ↑ 73'
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Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 81'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↑ 73'
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Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-04-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-04-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers WAlbirex Niigata Form