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

EDION Stadium, Hiroshima

The J-League is the focus for both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Albirex Niigata on Tuesday morning, as managers Michael Skibbe and Daisuke Sudo face one another at the EDION Stadium. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head statistics are included across the board.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima's next match is v Gamba Osaka at 07:00 on Sunday 11th May
Albirex Niigata's next match is v Urawa Reds at 06:05 on Sunday 11th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Hiroshima and Albirex was on Tuesday 29th April 2025
Japanese J-League
April 29th 2025
Hiroshima 0
1 Albirex
 
85' M. Silveira dos Santos
 
HIR
ALB
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
5
2
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
HiroshimaAlbirex
 
K. Osako
H. Araki
T. Shiotani
S. Sasaki
S. Inoue (N. Maeda 64')
D. Suga (S. Higashi 74')
S. Tanaka
H. Kawabe (H. Matsumoto 84')
R. Germain (Y. Chajima 84')
S. Nakamura
M. Kato (S. Koshimichi 74')
D. Yoshimitsu
H. Inamura
(J. Geria 60') M. Fitzgerald
K. Hashimoto
J. Okumura
(M. Silveira dos Santos 81') K. Kasai
(H. Akiyama 81') T. Arai
S. Fujiwara
Y. Hoshi
(Danilo 73') Y. Komi
(M. Hasegawa 74') Y. Ono

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Maybe it'd be too strong to say that we expect Michael Skibbe and Daisuke Sudo to batten down the hatches here, but we're certainly not expecting a deluge of goals as Hiroshima and Albirex go head-to-head. The stats belowpoint towards there being under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we reckon it's likely to go that way too. With best odds of 1.73 available on under 2.5 goals and no obvious match winner in sight, that's the bet we're recommending.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hiroshima are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hiroshima
51%
13/20
2%
-
Draw
29%
11/4
1%
-
Albirex
19%
17/4-
Hiroshima 1-0
18%
5/1-
Draw 0-0
14%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
7%
-
Hiroshima 2-0
12%
6/1-
Albirex 1-0
9%
11/1-
Hiroshima 2-1
8%
15/2-
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
11/1-
Albirex 2-1
4%
16/1-
Hiroshima 3-1
3%
14/1-
Albirex 2-0
3%
25/1-
Draw 2-2
3%
18/1
10%
-
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
25/1
13%
-
Hiroshima 3-2
1%
28/1-
Hiroshima 4-1
1%
28/1-
Albirex 3-1
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
31%
43/40-
Under 2.5 Goals
69%
8/11-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
36%
9/4-
No 1st Goal
10%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
35%
21/20-
BTTS - No
65%
7/10-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
6%
10/1-
Home/draw
81%
1/6-
Away/draw
49%
6/5
2%
-
Home/away
71%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
58%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
42%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
14%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
86%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
8/1-
Home DNB
72%
1/4-
Away DNB
40%
11/4-
Hiroshima win to nil
37%
6/4-
Albirex win to nil
13%
7/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
32%
8/5
4%
-
Hiroshima / Albirex
2%
40/1-
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Hiroshima
19%
10/3-
Draw / Albirex
8%
10/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Albirex / Hiroshima
4%
22/1-
Albirex / Albirex
9%
8/1
5%
-
Albirex / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 12 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Hiroshima have played 6 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Albirex are in 19th position in the J-League on 9 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Albirex have conceded 16 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hiroshima
Albirex
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1510141331 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 14
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
2
Kashiwa14761627 
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
Nov 30
d
 
1-1F
3
Kyoto Sanga16835327 
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Jul 5
4
Urawa Reds15744525 
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
May 11
Aug 31
5
Hiroshima Home14725223 
-
-
Jul 20
w
 
0-1F
6
Gamba Osaka15726-123 
Aug 16
May 11
d
 
3-3F
Sep 27
7
Shimizu15636221 
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
Sep 13
l
 
2-0A
8
Vissel Kobe13634221 
Aug 20
Jul 2
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
9
Avispa15636-121 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 27
l
 
0-1A
Jun 21
10
Machida15627-120 
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
Jun 29
l
 
1-0A
11
Tokyo Verdy15555-320 
May 17
Aug 23
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
12
Cerezo15546119 
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
d
 
2-2F
Aug 11
13
Fagiano15546019 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
Oct 4
May 18
14
Kawasaki12462818 
May 31
Nov 30
Aug 16
Jun 25
15
Shonan15537-918 
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
May 25
Nov 8
16
Tokyo14446-316 
Oct 18
May 25
l
 
2-3A
Dec 6
17
Nagoya15438-615 
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
Sep 23
May 31
18
Albirex Away14266-512 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
-
-
19
Yokohama14338-712 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 20
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
Jun 15
d
 
1-1F
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Hiroshima 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
Hiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
Hiroshima1 - 0Kashima
Hiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
Hiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
Hiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
Hiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
Hiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima2 - 0Machida
Hiroshima6 - 2Yokohama FM
Hiroshima3 - 2Tokyo
Hiroshima2 - 0Kashiwa
Hiroshima2 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima1 - 0Avispa
Hiroshima1 - 3Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima1 - 1Albirex
Hiroshima4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima2 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Hiroshima1 - 3Kashima
Hiroshima2 - 3Nagoya
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHiroshima0 - 1Urawa Reds
AHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
HHiroshima1 - 0Kashima
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Shimizu
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 1Machida
AHiroshima1 - 3Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
AHiroshima0 - 3Urawa Reds
HHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 2Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Jubilo Iwata
HHiroshima2 - 0Machida
HHiroshima6 - 2Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 2Kashima
Albirex 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashiwa1 - 1Albirex
Vissel Kobe0 - 1Albirex
Machida1 - 0Albirex
Kashima2 - 1Albirex
Shimizu2 - 0Albirex
Yokohama FM1 - 1Albirex
Urawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
Kashiwa1 - 1Albirex
Yokohama FM0 - 0Albirex
Kawasaki5 - 1Albirex
Nagoya3 - 0Albirex
Avispa0 - 1Albirex
Cerezo1 - 2Albirex
Tokyo2 - 0Albirex
Sapporo0 - 1Albirex
Hiroshima1 - 1Albirex
Kashima1 - 1Albirex
Machida1 - 3Albirex
Shonan2 - 1Albirex
Vissel Kobe3 - 2Albirex
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
9
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama
AAlbirex1 - 0Vissel Kobe
HAlbirex0 - 1Avispa
HAlbirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex0 - 1Machida
HAlbirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HAlbirex2 - 2Cerezo
AAlbirex1 - 2Kashima
AAlbirex0 - 2Shimizu
AAlbirex1 - 1Yokohama FM
AAlbirex0 - 0Urawa Reds
HAlbirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
AAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama FM
HAlbirex0 - 4Kashima
AAlbirex1 - 5Kawasaki
HAlbirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dreadful PG of just 0.7 should cause concerns for Albirex Niigata fans, as should a 5 J-League games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Hiroshima 5th Albirex 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
4+
There is a 64% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Albirex will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Hiroshima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Albirex have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Hiroshima
PG (predicted goals)
Albirex
1.3
0.7
Attack rating
HIR
ALB
8%
better
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score3
4
Scored first4
6
Goals scored10
12
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal10
8
Conversion rate for10
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
18%
better
HIR
ALB
view stats
Games conceded8
10
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded9
17
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14323
K OsakoR GermainS. NakamuraS Sasaki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK14
-
T Shiotani DEF141
-
H Araki  DEF141
-
S Sasaki DEF14
3
-
S. Nakamura MID1422
-
S Tanaka MID13
-
S Inoue MID4
-
D Suga MID121
2
-
H Kawabe FWD14
3
-
M Kato FWD1411
-
R Germain FWD1431
1
-
Subs
M. Jeong GLK
-
T Yamasaki DEF
-
H Matsumoto MID3
-
S Higashi MID141
-
Y Chajima MID1
-
S Koshimichi MID111
-
T Semba MID
-
O Iyoha FWD
-
N Maeda FWD81
1
-
Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14422
S FujiwaraM HasegawaK HashimotoMiguel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Yoshimitsu GLK3
-
S Fujiwara DEF14
1
-
M Fitzgerald DEF101
-
H Inamura DEF11
1
-
K Hashimoto DEF82
1
-
Y Komi MID1211
-
T Arai MID7
1
-
Y Hoshi MID101
-
J. Okumura MID1311
-
Y Ono FWD71
-
K. Kasai FWD811
-
Subs
K Fujita GLK11
-
Y Horigome DEF101
-
J Geria DEF12
-
F Hayakawa DEF2
-
H Akiyama MID11
1
D Gomes MID81
-
Miguel MID51
2
-
Y Takagi MID5
-
M Hasegawa MID1441
-