Sanfrecce Hiroshima's team badge Albirex Niigata's team badge

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

Tue 29th Apr, 06:00 BST, EDION Stadium, Hiroshima

Michael Skibbe and Daisuke Sudo meet in the J-League on Tuesday morning, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima face Albirex Niigata at the EDION Stadium. The odds you see on the page are provided directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on J-League match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hiroshima
50%
--
Draw
29%
--
Albirex
20%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
18%
--
Draw 0-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
11%
--
Albirex 1-0
10%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
8%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
--
Albirex 2-1
4%
--
Albirex 2-0
3%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
1%
--
Hiroshima 4-1
1%
--
Albirex 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
69%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
37%
--
No 1st Goal
10%
--
BTTS - Yes
36%
--
BTTS - No
64%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
6%
--
Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
42%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
41%
--
Hiroshima win to nil
36%
--
Albirex win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 10 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 11 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 8 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Albirex have conceded 15 goals, scored 10, 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
Kyoto Sanga12633321 
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Jul 5
2
Kashiwa11551420 
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
Nov 30
Apr 26
3
Kashima11614719 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 14
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
4
Urawa Reds12543319 
Nov 8
Apr 25
May 11
Aug 31
5
Avispa11614119 
May 3
Sep 27
l
 
0-1A
Jun 21
6
Kawasaki12462818 
May 31
Nov 30
Aug 16
Jun 25
7
Shimizu12534418 
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
Sep 13
l
 
2-0A
8
Vissel Kobe11533218 
Aug 20
Jul 2
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
9
Fagiano11524317 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
Oct 4
May 18
10
Hiroshima Home10523217 
-
-
Jul 20
Apr 29
11
Machida11524117 
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
Jun 29
l
 
1-0A
12
Gamba Osaka11425-414 
Aug 16
May 11
d
 
3-3F
Sep 27
13
Shonan11425-514 
Dec 6
May 7
May 25
Nov 8
14
Cerezo11344013 
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
d
 
2-2F
Aug 11
15
Yokohama11335-112 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 20
16
Tokyo Verdy11254-511 
May 17
Aug 23
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
17
Nagoya11326-711 
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
Sep 23
May 31
18
Tokyo11245-510 
Oct 18
May 25
May 3
Dec 6
19
Albirex Away11155-58 
Apr 29
Jul 20
-
-
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
Jun 15
d
 
1-1F
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Hiroshima 10TH
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
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Albirex 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
1
Draw
8
Lost
11
Goal Statistics
Hiroshima 10th Albirex 19th
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
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 50% 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
-23
Albirex have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/289753/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Hiroshima
PG (predicted goals)
Albirex
1.3
0.7
Attack rating
3%
better
HIR
ALB
view stats
Games scored8
7
Failed to score2
4
Scored first4
5
Goals scored10
11
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for11
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
21%
better
HIR
ALB
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded8
16
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%

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
8213
K OsakoS. NakamuraS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK8
-
S Nakano DEF8
1
-
H Araki  DEF81
-
T Shiotani DEF81
-
S Sasaki DEF8
3
-
S Higashi MID81
-
H Kawabe MID8
1
-
S. Nakamura FWD821
-
R Germain FWD811
1
-
M Kato FWD81
-
N Arai DEF71
-
S Tanaka MID7
-
D Suga MID7
1
-
S Koshimichi MID61
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
Y Nakajima MID3
-
S Inoue MID1
-
Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9421
K FujitaM HasegawaK HashimotoH Inamura
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Fujita GLK9
-
M Fitzgerald DEF91
-
M Hasegawa MID94
-
S Fujiwara MID9
-
K Yamura FWD93
-
J. Okumura MID811
-
K Taniguchi FWD8
-
J Geria DEF7
-
Y Komi FWD71
-
H Inamura DEF6
1
-
Y Horigome DEF61
-
H Akiyama MID6
1
S Ota FWD61
-
K Hashimoto DEF52
1
-
Y Hoshi MID51
-
E Miyamoto MID5
1
-
T Arai MID5
1
-
D Gomes MID4
-
Y Takagi MID3
-
K. Kasai MID3
-
Y Ono FWD31
-
K Mori DEF2
-
R Ochiai MID2
1
-
Miguel MID2
1
-
Y Wakatsuki FWD2
-
K Chiba DEF1
-
F Hayakawa DEF1
-