Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, taking place on Saturday, 01 July 2023, at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata-shi.
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Albirex Niigata, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Albirex Niigata and Kashiwa Reysol in their last match, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 59%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Kashiwa Reysol, who had 7 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 6 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 11, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Sanfrecce Hiroshima players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Yokohama F. Marinos. In that game they had 44% possession and managed 22 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Yokohama F. Marinos who had 11 attempts and 4 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Michael Skibbe will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 7 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They're experiencing a relativley poor spell of form on the road, having lost 4 of their last 6 away games despite notching up a couple of wins.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Douglas Vieira will be looking to add more goals against Albirex Niigata in this match.
When these two teams last met in the league it was a 1-2 win for Albirex Niigata.
It's been a long time since Albirex at home has managed to find the back of the Sanfrecce net, having failed to score against them in their last 4 encounters at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Playing at home, Albirex have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Sanfrecce.
Sanfrecce have managed to keep their hosts at bay for a very long time in this league fixture, denying Albirex a win at home for 9 games in a row.
Sanfrecce player Tsukasa Shiotani will be feeling confident about recording goals against Albirex ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 4 goals from their last 5 meetings.
With no real injury worries, Albirex manager Rikizo Matsuhashi will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Sanfrecce manager Michael Skibbe has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Albirex Niigata Playing at home | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.8 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 43' | Time first goal scored | 46' |
| 24' | Time first goal conceded | 54' |
| 0.9 | Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4 |
| 3-2 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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