Albirex vs Sanfrecce

J1 League 20 Jul 2025, 10:00
Albirex
Albirex
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sanfrecce
Sanfrecce
🏟 Denka Big Swan Stadium (Niigata) 👤 Yoshiro Imamura Round 24

Match report

Sanfrecce beat Albirex 2-0 in the J1 League on 20 July 2025.

Sanfrecce had 19 shots to Albirex's 12.

The match was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium (Niigata), with Yoshiro Imamura in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 12 - 19 On target 1 - 8 Corners 5 - 2 Fouls 10 - 13 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Shunki Higashi
Sanfrecce · 1 goal
8 Shuto Nakano captained the side
8 Sota Nakamura captained the side
7 Kosuke Kinoshita 1 goal
7 Kazuki Fujita 6 saves
First half vs second half
Sanfrecce came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–8 6–11
Shots On Goal 1–2 0–6
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 3–1 2–1
Attacks 43–55 33–74
Match statistics
5 Corners 2
6 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 129
30 Dangerous Attacks 62
1 On Target 8
13 Off Target 10
12 Shots Total 19
1 Shots On Goal 8
9 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 13
2 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 13
5 Corners 2
1 Offsides 3
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 0
6 Saves 1
507 Passes Total 414
416 Passes Accurate 333
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Albirex · 4-2-3-1
1 K. Fujita
50 H. Uemura 5 M. Fitzgerald 35 K. Chiba 31 Y. Horigome
22 T. Arai 8 E. Shirai
46 K. Kasai 41 M. Hasegawa 30 J. Okumura
99 Y. Ono
Sanfrecce · 3-4-2-1
1 K. Osako
33 T. Shiotani 4 H. Araki 19 S. Sasaki
15 S. Nakano 6 H. Kawabe 14 S. Tanaka 24 S. Higashi
9 R. Germain 39 S. Nakamura
17 K. Kinoshita
Albirex
Coach
Daisuke Kimori
Substitutes
  • 19 Yuji Hoshi
  • 28 Takuya Shimamura
  • 42 Kento Hashimoto
  • 77 Kakeru Funaki
  • 9 Ken Yamura
  • 33 Yoshiaki Takagi
  • 21 Ryuga Tashiro
  • 15 Fumiya Hayakawa
  • 18 Yamato Wakatsuki
Sanfrecce
Coach
Michael Heinz Skibbe
Substitutes
  • 35 Yotaro Nakajima
  • 51 Mutsuki Kato
  • 13 Naoto Arai
  • 41 Naoki Maeda
  • 98 Valère Germain
  • 21 Yudai Tanaka
  • 32 Sota Koshimichi
  • 18 Daiki Suga
  • 10 Marcos Júnior
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ Y. Hoshi ↓ T. Arai Albirex
  • 59' ↑ T. Shimamura ↓ K. Keisuke Albirex
  • 71' ↑ M. Kato ↓ K. Kinoshita Sanfrecce
  • 71' ↑ Y. Nakajima ↓ S. Tanaka Sanfrecce
  • 72' ↑ K. Funaki ↓ Y. Horigome Albirex
  • 72' ↑ K. Hashimoto ↓ Y. Ono Albirex
  • 78' ↑ N. Arai ↓ H. Araki Sanfrecce
  • 84' ↑ K. Yamura ↓ J. Okumura Albirex
  • 90' ↑ Y. Takagi ↓ T. Shimamura Albirex
  • 90' ↑ V. Germain ↓ R. Germain Sanfrecce
  • 90' ↑ N. Maeda ↓ S. Higashi Sanfrecce
Cards
  • 69' M. Fitzgerald Albirex
  • 81' K. Chiba Albirex
Head-to-head
Albirex 3 2 draws 1 Sanfrecce
2025-07-20 Albirex vs Sanfrecce 0 - 2
2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata 0 - 1
2024-06-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata 1 - 1
2024-05-03 Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1
2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 - 0
2023-02-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata 1 - 2
Recent form
Albirex D D D D D
Sanfrecce D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Albirex vs Sanfrecce?
Albirex lost 0-2 against Sanfrecce on 20 July 2025.
Who won Albirex vs Sanfrecce?
Sanfrecce won the match 2-0.
Where was Albirex vs Sanfrecce played?
The match was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium (Niigata).
Who had more possession in Albirex vs Sanfrecce?
Albirex had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.