20 July 2025 at 10:00

J1 League · Season 2025

Match Summary

Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Albirex Niigata 2:0. The match was played in J1 League 2025. Goals were scored by S. Higashi 2′, K. Kinoshita 48′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Albirex Niigata had 55% possession while Sanfrecce Hiroshima held 45%. Albirex Niigata had 12 shots (1 on target) compared to 19 (8 on target) for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Expected goals: Albirex Niigata 0.60 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.66. Albirex Niigata made 6 substitutions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima — 2 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.

Albirex Niigata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kick Off
2′
S. Higashi
Half Time
48′
K. Kinoshita
T. AraiY. Hoshi
59′
K. KasaiT. Shimamura
59′
Michael James Fitzgerald69′
71′
S. TanakaY. Nakajima
71′
K. KinoshitaM. Kato
Y. OnoK. Hashimoto
72′
Y. HorigomeK. Funaki
72′
78′
H. ArakiN. Arai
J. OkumuraK. Yamura
84′
Y. Takagi
90+7′
90+2′
S. HigashiN. Maeda
90+2′
R. GermainV. Germain
Full Time

Match Statistics

Albirex Niigata had 55% possession against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 45%. Albirex Niigata registered 12 shots (1 on target) while Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed 19 (8 on target). Corner kicks: 5–2. Fouls committed: 10–13.

1Shots on Goal8
9Shots off Goal8
12Total Shots19
2Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox13
2Shots outsidebox6
10Fouls13
5Corner Kicks2
1Offsides3
55%Ball Possession45%
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
6Goalkeeper Saves1
512Total passes415
421Passes accurate333
82%Passes %80%
0.60expected_goals3.66
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Albirex Niigata have recorded 0 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Sanfrecce Hiroshima show 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Head to Head

Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have met 1 times — Albirex Niigata won 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Albirex Niigata leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 1 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (1 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–1 in 2025.

1

Albirex Niigata

0

Drawn

0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Goals: 1Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (1)

29 Apr 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima0 – 1Albirex Niigata

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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