Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    • 2': Shunki Higashi
    • 48': Kosuke Kinoshita

    About

    Albirex Niigata are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Match Commentary

    • 2': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 2'
    • 48': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 48'
    • 59': Takuya Shimamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 59'
    • 59': Yuji Hoshi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 59'
    • 69': Michael James (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 69'
    • 71': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 71'
    • 71': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 71'
    • 72': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 72'
    • 72': Funaki Kakeru (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 72'
    • 78': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 78'
    • 82': Kazuhiko Chiba (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 82'
    • 84': Ken Yamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 84'
    • 90'+2': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'
    • 90'+2': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'
    • 90'+7': Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 97'

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 6
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    19 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
    Location: Niigata, Japan
    Attendance: 22,178

    Japanese J1 League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kashima Antlers 18 +20 45
    2 FC Tokyo 18 +12 37
    3 Machida Zelvia 18 +4 37
    4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 -4 28
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ALB Albirex Niigata (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kazuki Fujita (GK)
    35 Kazuhiko Chiba Yellow Card
    5 Michael James Yellow Card
    31 Yuto Horigome
    50 Hiroto Uemura
    41 Motoki Hasegawa
    8 Eiji Shirai
    22 Taiki Arai
    99 Yuji Ono
    30 Jin Okumura
    46 Keisuke Kasai
    Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
    Fumiya Hayakawa, Takuya Shimamura, Kento Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Takagi, Yamato Wakatsuki, Funaki Kakeru, Ryuga Tashiro, Yuji Hoshi, Ken Yamura.

    SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
    4 Hayato Araki
    19 Sho Sasaki
    33 Tsukasa Shiotani
    14 Satoshi Tanaka
    6 Hayao Kawabe
    24 Shunki Higashi
    15 Shuto Nakano
    17 Kosuke Kinoshita
    39 Sota Nakamura
    9 Ryo Germain
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
    Valère Germain, Yudai Tanaka, Naoki Maeda, Mutsuki Kato, Yotaro Nakajima, Naoto Arai, Sota Koshimichi, Marcos Júnior, Daiki Suga.

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