Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J1 League, 20 Jul 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Albirex Niigata 2-0 in the J1 League on 20 July 2025 at Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata. Shunki Higashi, Kosuke Kinoshita got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Albirex Niigata have won 3 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Denka Big Swan Stadium · Niigata·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'
- Half-time0-1
- 0-248'
- 59'
- 59'out: T. Shimamura
- 69'
- 71'
- 71'
- 72'
- 72'out: K. Funaki
- 78'
- 82'Foul
- 84'out: Ken Yamura
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- 90+7'—out: Y. Takagi
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Albirex Niigata
- 7.3Kazuki FujitaG
- 6.9Kakeru FunakiD
- 6.9Yuji OnoF
- 6.9Kazuhiko ChibaD
- 6.9Taiki AraiM
- 6.9Yuji HoshiM
- 6.7Ken YamuraF
- 6.7Takuya ShimamuraM
- 6.7Keisuke KasaiM
- 6.6Yuto HorigomeD
- 6.6Eiji ShiraiM
- 6.6Motoki HasegawaM
- 6.5Jin OkumuraM
- 6.3Michael James FitzgeraldD
- 6.3Hiroto UemuraD
- 6.3Kento HashimotoD
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 8.3Shunki HigashiM
- 8.0Shuto NakanoM
- 7.9Sota NakamuraF
- 7.3Sho SasakiD
- 7.3Hayato ArakiD
- 7.3Satoshi TanakaM
- 7.2Hayao KawabeM
- 7.2Keisuke OsakoG
- 7.0Ryo GermainF
- 6.9Kosuke KinoshitaF
- 6.9Valère GermainF
- 6.9Naoto AraiD
- 6.9Tsukasa ShiotaniD
- 6.9Mutsuki KatoF
- 6.9Yotaro NakajimaM
- 6.3Naoki MaedaF
Line-ups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3-4-2-1
Albirex Niigata4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Albirex NiigataTakafumi Yoshimoto
Substitutes
- 19Y. Hoshi59'M6.9
- 18Y. WakatsukiF
- 77K. Funaki72'D6.9
- 15F. HayakawaD
- 33Y. Takagi90+7'M
- 9Ken Yamura84'F6.7
- 28T. Shimamura59'M6.7
- 42Kento Hashimoto72'D6.3
- 21R. TashiroG
Sanfrecce HiroshimaMichael Heinz Skibbe
Substitutes
- 98V. Germain90+2'F6.9
- 41Naoki Maeda90+2'F6.3
- 18Daiki SugaM
- 10Marcos JuniorM
- 13Naoto Arai78'D6.9
- 21Y. TanakaG
- 51M. Kato71'F6.9
- 32S. KoshimichiM
- 35Yotaro Nakajima71'M6.9
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
0.60Expected goals (xG)3.66
12Total shots19
1Shots on target8
9Shots off target8
2Blocked shots3
5Corners2
1Offsides3
10Fouls13
2Yellow cards0
6Goalkeeper saves1
512Total passes415
421Accurate passes333
82%Pass accuracy80%
Albirex Niigata
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Fujita | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Kakeru Funaki | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Yuji Ono | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kazuhiko Chiba | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Taiki Arai | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yuji Hoshi | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ken Yamura | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Takuya Shimamura | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Keisuke Kasai | 59 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Yuto Horigome | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Eiji Shirai | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Motoki Hasegawa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jin Okumura | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Michael James Fitzgerald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Hiroto Uemura | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kento Hashimoto | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shunki Higashi | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Shuto Nakano | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sota Nakamura | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Sho Sasaki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.3 |
| Hayato Araki | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 71 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Hayao Kawabe | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Keisuke Osako | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ryo Germain | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Kosuke Kinoshita | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Valère Germain | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Naoto Arai | 11 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tsukasa Shiotani | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mutsuki Kato | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yotaro Nakajima | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Naoki Maeda | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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