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
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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
Coach
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
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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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.