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Albirex Niigata v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 20th Jul, 11:00 BST, Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

Sanfrecce Hiroshima pay J-League counterparts Albirex Niigata a visit on Sunday morning, as Michael Skibbe guides his team into an away clash with Daisuke Sudo & co. at the Denka Big Swan Stadium. We provide predictions based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head stats are included across the board.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Albirex
25%
--
Draw
26%
--
Hiroshima
49%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
9%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Albirex 1-0
8%
--
Albirex 2-1
6%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Albirex 2-0
4%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
2%
--
Albirex 3-1
2%
--
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
--
Hiroshima 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
42%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
51%
--
Away/draw
75%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
43%
--
Away DNB
67%
--
Albirex win to nil
14%
--
Hiroshima win to nil
29%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Albirex have played 23 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Albirex have conceded 38 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Albirex have played 11 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Hiroshima lay in 5th place on 39 points in the J-League league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hiroshima have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Hiroshima have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Albirex
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashiwa2312831144 
Nov 30
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
2
Vissel Kobe2313461143 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Aug 20
l
 
1-0A
3
Kyoto Sanga2312561141 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
4
Kashima2313281141 
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
5
Hiroshima231238939 
Jul 20
w
 
0-1F
-
-
6
Kawasaki2310851338 
Aug 16
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
7
Machida231148837 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
8
Urawa Reds21975634 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 31
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
9
Cerezo23968433 
d
 
2-2F
Aug 11
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
10
Gamba Osaka239410-331 
d
 
3-3F
Sep 27
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
11
Fagiano23869-130 
Oct 4
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Avispa22868-230 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
Sep 27
13
Nagoya23779-228 
Sep 23
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
14
Tokyo Verdy23779-828 
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
w
 
2-1A
Aug 23
15
Shimizu237610-527 
Sep 13
l
 
2-0A
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
16
Tokyo237511-826 
l
 
2-3A
Dec 6
Oct 18
w
 
0-3F
17
Shonan226511-1423 
w
 
2-1A
Nov 8
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
18
Yokohama235414-1419 
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 20
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
19
Albirex234712-1519 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
20
Yokohama FM234613-1218 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Albirex have lost 4 consecutive league games
Albirex 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Albirex0 - 4Machida
Albirex1 - 0Yokohama FM
Albirex2 - 1Shonan
Albirex1 - 1Urawa Reds
Albirex2 - 3Tokyo
Albirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Albirex0 - 0Yokohama
Albirex0 - 1Avispa
Albirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
Albirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex2 - 2Cerezo
Albirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Albirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex0 - 4Kashima
Albirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Albirex3 - 1Shonan
Albirex0 - 0Machida
Albirex2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Albirex2 - 2Jubilo Iwata
Albirex3 - 4Sagan Tosu
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAlbirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex0 - 4Machida
AAlbirex1 - 3Kawasaki
AAlbirex2 - 3Avispa
HAlbirex1 - 0Yokohama FM
AAlbirex0 - 3Nagoya
HAlbirex2 - 1Shonan
AAlbirex1 - 2Fagiano
HAlbirex1 - 1Urawa Reds
HAlbirex2 - 3Tokyo
AAlbirex1 - 0Hiroshima
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama
AAlbirex1 - 0Vissel Kobe
HAlbirex0 - 1Avispa
HAlbirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex0 - 1Machida
HAlbirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HAlbirex2 - 2Cerezo
Hiroshima 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fagiano0 - 1Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Hiroshima
Yokohama0 - 4Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo0 - 3Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
Shonan0 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka3 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Shonan2 - 1Hiroshima
Jubilo Iwata1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashima2 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya1 - 2Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Hiroshima
Sagan Tosu1 - 4Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHiroshima1 - 0Fagiano
AHiroshima0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
AHiroshima4 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Kashima
HHiroshima1 - 2Kawasaki
AHiroshima3 - 0Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AHiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
AHiroshima1 - 0Shonan
HHiroshima2 - 1Avispa
HHiroshima0 - 1Albirex
AHiroshima0 - 1Urawa Reds
AHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
HHiroshima1 - 0Kashima
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Albirex have not lost to Hiroshima in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Albirex since 2023
Albirex
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
3
1
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
ALB
1
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Albirex
Draw1 - 1Draw
Albirex2 - 0
League games at Hiroshima since 2023
Hiroshima
Albirex
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
ALB
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
0 - 1Albirex
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Albirex
Goal Statistics
Albirex 19th Hiroshima 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Albirex scoring 1 goal or less
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Hiroshima will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Albirex’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Albirex
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1
1.5
Attack rating
ALB
HIR
7%
better
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Games scored17
18
Failed to score6
5
Scored first11
11
Goals scored24
27
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
ALB
HIR
32%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
15
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first11
12
Goals conceded39
18
Avg. goals conceded1.7
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+32%

Albirex v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21623
M HasegawaM HasegawaK. KasaiM Fitzgerald
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hasegawa MID2361
1
-
J. Okumura MID2221
-
S Fujiwara MID21
2
-
K Yamura FWD204
-
Y Hoshi MID191
-
M Fitzgerald DEF181
3
-
J Geria DEF17
-
Y Horigome DEF171
1
-
D Gomes MID1731
2
-
H Inamura DEF1611
1
-
K. Kasai MID1612
1
-
Y Komi FWD1621
-
H Akiyama MID15
1
K Taniguchi FWD1521
-
K Hashimoto DEF142
2
-
K Fujita GLK13
-
T Arai MID13
2
-
Y Takagi MID11
-
S Ota FWD111
-
E Miyamoto MID101
1
-
Y Ono FWD91
-
D Yoshimitsu GLK7
-
F Hayakawa DEF5
-
Miguel MID51
2
-
R Tashiro GLK31
1
-
Y Wakatsuki FWD3
-
K Mori DEF2
-
K Chiba DEF2
-
R Ochiai MID2
1
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23463
K OsakoR GermainS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK23
-
H Araki  DEF2332
-
S Sasaki DEF23
3
-
S Higashi MID232
2
-
H Kawabe MID2321
3
-
R Germain FWD2342
2
-
S Nakano DEF22
3
-
S. Nakamura FWD2236
1
-
M Kato FWD2221
1
-
T Shiotani DEF212
2
-
N Arai DEF1732
-
D Suga MID171
2
-
N Maeda FWD171
2
-
S Koshimichi MID161
-
S Tanaka MID14
-
V Germain FWD1211
-
Y Nakajima MID7
1
-
S Inoue MID4
-
H Matsumoto MID4
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
T Yamasaki DEF2
-
M Ohara MID2
-
M Júnior MID1
-
Y Chajima MID1
-
A. Inoue FWD1
-