Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata
J1 League
26 Feb 2023, 05:00
🏟 EDION Stadium (Hiroshima)
👤 T. Okabe
Round 2
Match report
Albirex Niigata edged past Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 in the J1 League on 26 February 2023.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 23 shots to Albirex Niigata's 9.
The match was played at EDION Stadium (Hiroshima), with T. Okabe in charge.
Half-time
0-2
Possession
56% - 44%
Shots
23 - 9
On target
8 - 5
Corners
11 - 1
Fouls
15 - 14
Yellow cards
4
Player of the match
Tsukasa Shiotani
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 1 goal
8
Shusuke Ota
1 goal, 1 assist
8
Sho Sasaki
99 passes (87% accurate)
8
Makoto Mitsuta
captained the side
8
Shunki Higashi
captained the side
First half vs second half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots Total | 8–7 | 15–2 |
| Shots On Goal | 2–5 | 6–0 |
| Ball Possession | 46–54 | — |
| Corners | 4–0 | 7–1 |
Match statistics
23
Shots Total
9
8
Shots On Goal
5
7
Shots Off Goal
2
8
Shots Blocked
2
15
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
2
15
Fouls
14
11
Corners
1
1
Offsides
1
56%
Ball Possession
44%
1
Yellow Cards
3
3
Saves
8
598
Passes Total
478
502
Passes Accurate
384
Line-ups
3-4-2-1 vs 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3-4-2-1
Albirex Niigata · 4-2-3-1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Coach
M. Skibbe
M. Skibbe
Substitutes
- 22 Goro Kawanami
- 16 Takaaki Shichi
- 5 Hiroya Matsumoto
- 24 Shunki Higashi
- 32 Sota Koshimichi
- 10 Tsukasa Morishima
- 20 Pieros Sotiriou
Albirex Niigata
Coach
R. Matsuhashi
R. Matsuhashi
Substitutes
- 21 Koto Abe
- 5 Michael James Fitzgerald
- 50 Daichi Tagami
- 20 Yuzuru Shimada
- 22 Eitaro Matsuda
- 7 Kaito Taniguchi
- 23 Gustavo Nescau
Substitutions
- 46' ↑ S. Higashi ↓ Y. Kashiwa Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 46' ↑ T. Morishima ↓ T. Matsumoto Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 46' ↑ P. Sotiriou ↓ S. Nakano Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 65' ↑ Y. Shimada ↓ H. Akiyama Albirex Niigata
- 65' ↑ K. Taniguchi ↓ R. Ito Albirex Niigata
- 72' ↑ Gustavo Nescau ↓ K. Suzuki Albirex Niigata
- 77' ↑ H. Matsumoto ↓ G. Notsuda Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 84' ↑ E. Matsuda ↓ S. Ota Albirex Niigata
- 84' ↑ D. Tagami ↓ Y. Horigome Albirex Niigata
- 90+1' ↑ S. Koshimichi ↓ H. Araki Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cards
- 45+1' T. Deng Albirex Niigata
- 78' Y. Shimada Albirex Niigata
- 90' T. Morishima Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- 90+9' Gustavo Nescau Albirex Niigata
Head-to-head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1
2 draws
3 Albirex Niigata
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0 - 1
2024-06-26
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1 - 1
2024-05-03
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1 - 1
2023-07-01
Albirex Niigata vs
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 - 0
2023-02-26
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs
Albirex Niigata
1 - 2
Recent form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
D
D
D
D
D
Albirex Niigata
D
D
D
W
W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima lost 1-2 against Albirex Niigata on 26 February 2023.
Who won Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata?
Albirex Niigata won the match 2-1.
Where was Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata played?
The match was played at EDION Stadium (Hiroshima).
Who had more possession in Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.
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