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

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

We’ve J-League action to enjoy on Friday morning, as Rikizo Matsuhashi and his Albirex Niigata side host Michael Skibbe’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Denka Big Swan Stadium. You'll see stats supporting our top of under 2.5 goals below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with J-League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Albirex Niigata's next match is v Shonan at 08:00 on Sunday 19th May
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's next match is v Kyoto Sanga at 06:00 on Sunday 19th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Albirex and Hiroshima was on Friday 3rd May 2024
Japanese J-League
May 3rd 2024
Albirex 1
1 Hiroshima
 
Y. Takagi 90'69' H. Araki
 
ALB
HIR
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
3
8
Corners
3
6
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
14
13
Yellow/red cards
1/1
 
AlbirexHiroshima
 
R. Kojima
M. Fitzgerald
R. Endo
F. Hayakawa
S. Fujiwara
M. Hasegawa (Y. Takagi 66')
E. Miyamoto (Y. Shimada 28')
H. Akiyama
Y. Ono (Danilo 66')
S. Ota (Y. Hoshi 37')
K. Suzuki (M. Nagakura 66')
K. Osako
(N. Arai 63') S. Nakano
T. Shiotani
football iconH. Araki
S. Sasaki
T. Matsumoto
M. Mitsuta
S. Higashi
(M. Lima dos Santos 46') S. Koshimichi
(T. Shichi 77') P. Soteriou
M. Kato
Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're expecting a game with little to choose between the sides here and, as such, we predict under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Albirex and Hiroshima go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver precisely that. The stats and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 47% chance of Hiroshima coming away with a win.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Albirex
24%
4/1
5%
16/5
27%
Draw
29%
13/512/5
Hiroshima
47%
3/48/11
9%
Hiroshima 1-0
15%
11/25/1
8%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
7%
11/2
Draw 0-0
12%
8/17/1
6%
Hiroshima 2-0
10%
13/213/2
6%
Albirex 1-0
10%
11/1
9%
9/1
18%
Hiroshima 2-1
8%
15/213/2
6%
Albirex 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
18%
Hiroshima 3-0
4%
12/110/1
15%
Albirex 2-0
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
Hiroshima 3-1
4%
14/111/1
8%
Draw 2-2
3%
16/1
11%
12/1
Hiroshima 3-2
1%
28/120/1
11%
Albirex 3-1
1%
40/125/1
24%
Hiroshima 4-0
1%
28/120/1
9%
Albirex 3-0
1%
50/133/1
31%
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
43/40-
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
8/11-
Home 1st Goal
40%
2/1
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
1/2-
No 1st Goal
8%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
41%
19/20
3%
19/20
5%
BTTS - No
59%
4/5
3%
4/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
8%
9/1
5%
15/2
31%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
3/1
8%
14/5
5%
Home/draw
53%
1/11/1
11%
Away/draw
76%
1/6
1%
2/11
9%
Home/away
71%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
8/1-
Home DNB
44%
5/2
3%
9/4
25%
Away DNB
67%
2/7
1%
3/10
10%
Albirex win to nil
16%
7/1
14%
-
Hiroshima win to nil
32%
7/4-
Albirex / Albirex
11%
7/16/1
27%
Albirex / Hiroshima
4%
22/118/1
Albirex / Draw
5%
16/112/1
Draw / Albirex
9%
17/215/2
13%
Draw / Hiroshima
18%
7/210/3
10%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
4%
Hiroshima / Albirex
2%
40/128/1
12%
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
29%
7/4
5%
7/4
8%
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Albirex have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Albirex have conceded 8 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Albirex have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Hiroshima lay in 3rd place on 18 points in the J-League league table having played 10 matches. Hiroshima are unbeaten in 9 games against teams below them in the league and kept 4 clean sheets out of 9 games. Hiroshima are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 0 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hiroshima have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Hiroshima have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Albirex
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Hiroshima
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Sep 21
l
 
3-2A
 Vissel Kobe149231429 
Jul 5
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 25
Jun 1
 Machida14923929 
Sep 28
w
 
1-2F
Oct 5
Jun 16
 Kashima14824626 
l
 
1-3A
Sep 14
l
 
2-4A
Dec 8
 Urawa Reds14725523 
w
 
2-0F
Nov 9
l
 
1-3A
Jul 13
 Tokyo14644222 
Aug 31
d
 
1-1F
Nov 30
l
 
1-0A
 Gamba Osaka14644122 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 8
w
 
1-0F
Aug 31
 Nagoya14716022 
l
 
2-3A
Aug 17
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
 Cerezo14554120 
Aug 11
May 26
d
 
1-1A
Jun 26
 Hiroshima Away13472619 
-
-
May 25
Aug 17
 Avispa14473019 
Jul 14
d
 
1-1A
Nov 3
d
 
2-2A
 Tokyo Verdy14392218 
Jun 15
Aug 7
d
 
1-1A
Nov 9
 Kashiwa13463-118 
Aug 25
Jun 22
Jun 22
Sep 28
 Kawasaki14446116 
d
 
2-2F
Jun 29
w
 
3-1A
Oct 19
 Yokohama FM12444016 
Sep 21
Jun 19
-
-
 Albirex Home14446-416 
Jun 26
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
l
 
2-0A
 Jubilo Iwata14428-314 
Jun 1
Oct 5
Jul 6
w
 
1-2A
 Sagan Tosu14428-414 
w
 
4-0F
Jul 21
Sep 14
May 19
 Shonan14257-811 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 19
d
 
1-1A
Jun 29
 Sapporo14257-1411 
Nov 30
d
 
1-1A
Aug 12
w
 
0-1F
 Kyoto Sanga14239-139 
Nov 3
May 19
Win / draw / win form
Albirex 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
see results
HOME FORM
Albirex1 - 3Tokyo
Albirex1 - 1Sapporo
Albirex0 - 1Cerezo
Albirex1 - 1Kashiwa
Albirex1 - 0Nagoya
Albirex1 - 0Cerezo
Albirex0 - 0Tokyo
Albirex1 - 1Sagan Tosu
Albirex3 - 1Yokohama
Albirex1 - 1Urawa Reds
Albirex2 - 2Shonan
Albirex0 - 1Vissel Kobe
Albirex2 - 0Hiroshima
Albirex1 - 3Kyoto Sanga
Albirex1 - 3Gamba Osaka
Albirex2 - 1Yokohama FM
Albirex0 - 0Kashiwa
Albirex0 - 2Kashima
Albirex3 - 2Avispa
Albirex1 - 3Nagoya
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
see results
OVERALL FORM
HAlbirex1 - 3Tokyo
AAlbirex1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex1 - 1Sapporo
HAlbirex0 - 1Cerezo
AAlbirex0 - 2Jubilo Iwata
HAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
AAlbirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HAlbirex1 - 0Nagoya
AAlbirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex2 - 1Sagan Tosu
HAlbirex1 - 0Cerezo
AAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama FM
HAlbirex0 - 0Tokyo
AAlbirex1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex1 - 1Sagan Tosu
AAlbirex3 - 2Kawasaki
HAlbirex3 - 1Yokohama
AAlbirex1 - 1Gamba Osaka
HAlbirex1 - 1Urawa Reds
AAlbirex0 - 2Kashima
Hiroshima 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
see results
AWAY FORM
Sapporo1 - 1Hiroshima
Avispa1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe0 - 0Hiroshima
Tokyo1 - 1Hiroshima
Avispa0 - 1Hiroshima
Sapporo0 - 0Hiroshima
Tokyo1 - 2Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Sagan Tosu0 - 2Hiroshima
Kashiwa0 - 0Hiroshima
Shonan1 - 0Hiroshima
Albirex2 - 0Hiroshima
Kawasaki1 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds2 - 1Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe2 - 0Hiroshima
Cerezo0 - 1Hiroshima
Yokohama0 - 3Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 2Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
10
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
9
L
1
see results
OVERALL FORM
HHiroshima2 - 2Kawasaki
AHiroshima1 - 1Sapporo
AHiroshima1 - 1Avispa
HHiroshima2 - 0Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Machida
HHiroshima1 - 1Gamba Osaka
AHiroshima0 - 0Vissel Kobe
HHiroshima4 - 0Sagan Tosu
AHiroshima1 - 1Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 0Urawa Reds
AHiroshima1 - 0Avispa
HHiroshima3 - 0Gamba Osaka
AHiroshima0 - 0Sapporo
AHiroshima2 - 1Tokyo
HHiroshima0 - 0Cerezo
HHiroshima3 - 1Nagoya
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima2 - 0Vissel Kobe
AHiroshima2 - 0Sagan Tosu
AHiroshima0 - 0Kashiwa
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Albirex Niigata fans, as should a 6 J-League games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Albirex 15th Hiroshima 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Albirex scoring 1 goal or less
0
27%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 63% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Albirex have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-34
Hiroshima have scored 34% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Statistics J-League - 2024/2024 Season
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Albirex
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
0.8
1.3
Attack rating
ALB
HIR
24%
better
view stats
Games scored11
12
Failed to score3
1
Scored first2
7
Goals scored17
20
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
14
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate12%
11%
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
ALB
HIR
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
9
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first12
5
Goals conceded21
14
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate15%
16%
KickOff rating
+25%

Albirex v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Albirex J-League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14233
R KojimaM NagakuraY TakagiF Hayakawa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Kojima GLK14
-
S Fujiwara DEF1312
2
-
M Fitzgerald DEF122
1
-
R Endo DEF51
-
F Hayakawa DEF101
2
1
E Miyamoto MID91
2
-
H Akiyama MID1411
-
M Hasegawa MID1211
-
K Suzuki MID412
-
S Ota MID81
2
-
Y Ono MID5
-
Subs
K Abe GLK
-
K Chiba DEF31
1
-
Y Hoshi MID5
1
-
Y Shimada MID7
1
-
Y Takagi MID1013
1
-
D Gomes FWD6
-
M Nagakura FWD112
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13323
K OsakoS NakanoS HigashiH Araki 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK13
-
T Shiotani DEF131
2
-
H Araki  DEF91
3
-
S Sasaki DEF1311
3
-
S Nakano MID1331
-
T Matsumoto MID11
-
S Higashi MID132
-
S Koshimichi MID91
-
M Mitsuta MID1312
-
M Kato FWD1312
-
P Sotiriou FWD811
1
-
Subs
G Kawanami GLK
-
N Arai DEF91
1
-
T Shichi DEF61
1
-
Y Nakajima MID1
-
G Notsuda MID3
-
M Júnior MID411
-
A. Inoue FWD2
-