Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Albirex Niigata

85': Miguel Silveira

About

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Albirex Niigata at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

60': Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 60'
64': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 64'
73': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 73'
74': Motoki Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 74'
74': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 74'
74': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 74'
81': Miguel Silveira (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 81'
81': Hiroki Akiyama (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 81'
84': Yusuke Chajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
84': Hiroya Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
85': Miguel Silveira (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 85'
90': Miguel Silveira (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

ALB		SAN
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
48.9	Possession	51.1
8	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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
1	Blocked Shots	7
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: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 25,246

Japanese J1 League Table

#	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 Table

Line-Ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
20	Shion Inoue
14	Satoshi Tanaka
6	Hayao Kawabe
18	Daiki Suga
39	Sota Nakamura
9	Ryo Germain
51	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Jeong Min-Ki, Sota Koshimichi, Osamu Iyoha, Taichi Yamasaki, Taishi Senba, Hiroya Matsumoto, Naoki Maeda, Yusuke Chajima, Shunki Higashi.

Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Daisuke Yoshimitsu (GK)
3	Hayato Inamura
5	Michael James
42	Kento Hashimoto
25	Soya Fujiwara
19	Yuji Hoshi
22	Taiki Arai
30	Jin Okumura
16	Yota Komi
99	Yuji Ono
46	Keisuke Kasai

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Fumiya Hayakawa, Hiroki Akiyama, Miguel Silveira, Kazuki Fujita, Danilo Gomes, Jason Geria, Yoshiaki Takagi, Motoki Hasegawa, Yuto Horigome.

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