Match guide: Sanfrecce Hiroshima favourites when Albirex Niigata comes to visit

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 26.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (36906 seats)

It's only round two of the J-League for these squads. And fresh optimism here at EDION Stadium as Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Albirex Niigata. Check out this preview!

It's quite the trip for Albirex Niigata when visiting Sanfrecce as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an active match!

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

Last season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's league results were 15 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses, providing 3rd place in the J-League. In these 34 matches they scored {52 goals} and gave away 41. Appearing at their own stadium in the last season Sanfrecce Hiroshima produced 10-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {31 goals} and 15 conceded. The first J-League game here at EDION Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Sanfrecce Hiroshima's home game statistics were 10 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 17 games.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew their last game, also a home match. Consadole Sapporo (placed 12th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Midfield player Notsuda got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Notsuda hit four key passes.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Sagan Tosu the opponent.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sanfrecce Hiroshima's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 3.

At EDION Stadium, Sanfrecce Hiroshima has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Let's have a look at how Albirex Niigata performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 9 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 73 and conceded {35 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 7 and lost 5 with 30/19 goals scored/conceded. One match played away so far in the J-League for Albirex Niigata and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 9 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 21 games.

Albirex has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cerezo Osaka for a 2-2 draw. Midfielder Ito was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.83. Ito signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 49 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that, Albirex Niigata secured a home win against Machida Zelvia with the score 2-1.

{2 goals} so far away for Albirex Niigata, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Sanfrecce have put together a streak of 13 consecutive matches without losing (9-4-0) when playing Albirex Niigata.

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataK. Taniguchi
K. Taniguchi
1 goals
Albirex NiigataK. Chiba
K. Chiba
1 goals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 1 Played P 1 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 2 2 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 2 2 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
12 12 12 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 6
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 16 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10 10
5 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 6
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 33%
 
4 4 4 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8 8
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Last season Albirex Niigata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
15 10   Won W   9 25
10 3   Drew D   7 9
9 4   Lost L   5 8
52 31   Scored S   30 73
41 15   Conceded C   19 35
91% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 98%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 81%
56% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 50%
29% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 17%
9% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 7%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   52% 45%
35% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 43%
24% 12%   Failed to Score F T   24% 14%
 
5 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
3.7 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 3.6
0.9 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.8
2 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
14.1 14.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 11.5
4.9 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.5
32% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 38%
 
10.4 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 7.5
4.2 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shonan Bellmare 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Tokyo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Vissel Kobe 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Gamba Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Albirex Niigata 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Yokohama 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Kyoto Sanga 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Urawa Reds 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Sagan Tosu 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 20 8 6 70 35 17 12 3 2 33 10 17 8 5 4 37 25 35 68
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 20 6 8 65 42 17 14 1 2 38 18 17 6 5 6 27 24 23 66
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 52 41 17 10 3 4 31 15 17 5 7 5 21 26 11 55
4 Kashima Antlers 34 13 13 8 47 42 17 7 6 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 52
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 5 5 23 20 17 6 7 4 23 20 6 51
6 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 46 43 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 2 9 19 28 3 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 34 13 8 13 43 44 17 6 3 8 22 25 17 7 5 5 21 19 -1 47
8 Nagoya Grampus 34 11 13 10 30 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 17 4 7 6 13 18 -5 46
9 Urawa Reds 34 10 15 9 48 39 17 7 8 2 32 17 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 45
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 11 12 11 45 55 17 7 6 4 25 24 17 4 6 7 20 31 -10 45
11 Sagan Tosu 34 9 15 10 45 44 17 5 9 3 23 13 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 42
12 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 31 39 17 5 6 6 15 22 17 5 5 7 16 17 -8 41
13 Vissel Kobe 34 11 7 16 35 41 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 4 9 14 25 -6 40
14 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 11 14 29 38 17 5 6 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 20 -9 38
15 Gamba Osaka 34 9 10 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 4 8 15 23 -11 37
16 Kyoto Sanga 34 8 12 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 36
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 12 15 44 54 17 2 8 7 20 29 17 5 4 8 24 25 -10 33
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 6 12 16 32 57 17 4 7 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 42 25 9 8 73 35 21 16 2 3 43 16 21 9 7 5 30 19 38 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 11 8 66 49 21 13 4 4 33 21 21 10 7 4 33 28 17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 21 12 5 4 37 19 21 8 7 6 24 23 19 72
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 21 8 6 7 26 22 21 10 7 4 32 26 10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 21 9 7 5 34 27 21 8 8 5 28 25 10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 21 11 4 6 37 18 21 6 9 6 25 22 22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 21 8 5 8 30 27 21 10 4 7 37 32 8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 21 8 11 2 28 16 21 5 12 4 20 19 13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 21 10 5 6 27 20 21 6 8 7 35 35 7 61
10 JEF United 42 17 10 15 44 42 21 8 5 8 17 16 21 9 5 7 27 26 2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 21 4 8 9 20 26 21 11 3 7 30 28 -4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 21 6 6 9 20 23 21 9 5 7 19 23 -7 56
13 Mito Hollyhock 42 14 12 16 47 46 21 8 5 8 23 21 21 6 7 8 24 25 1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 21 5 7 9 27 36 21 8 6 7 29 33 -13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 21 7 6 8 28 25 21 7 3 11 23 25 1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 21 8 7 6 30 27 21 5 4 12 21 27 -3 50
17 Tochigi 42 11 16 15 32 40 21 4 9 8 17 23 21 7 7 7 15 17 -8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu 42 11 15 16 47 54 21 6 8 7 29 27 21 5 7 9 18 27 -7 48
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 21 6 7 8 29 35 21 4 6 11 19 29 -16 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 21 5 6 10 19 29 21 6 3 12 17 28 -21 42
21 Ryukyu 42 8 13 21 41 65 21 3 8 10 23 31 21 5 5 11 18 34 -24 37
22 Grulla Morioka 42 9 7 26 35 80 21 4 3 14 16 38 21 5 4 12 19 42 -45 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shonan Bellmare 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Tokyo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Vissel Kobe 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Gamba Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Albirex Niigata 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Yokohama 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Kyoto Sanga 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Urawa Reds 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Sagan Tosu 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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