Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
- Assistant 2 Mikiya Nishimura
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D 25 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 22 Apr Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W 19 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 11 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W 05 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W 05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L Season Stats
Avispa Fukuoka Sanfrecce Hiroshima #16 Position #7 21 Points 30 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 49 Scored 41 59 Conceded 33 -10 GD +8 1.17 PPG 1.67 39% Win % 56% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 16th (21 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Best Denki Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- 4' GOAL! Shuto Nakano scores on 4.
- 9' Tolgay Arslan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' GOAL! Shunki Higashi scores on 10. Assisted by Mutsuki Kato
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' Yotaro Nakajima was booked on 18.
- 19' What a strike from Shosei Usui! The score is 1-2.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yu Hashimoto made 179 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tomoya Miki scoring 1 goals.
- 39' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' Teppei Oka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Tashiro on 46 minute.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 59 minute. Mutsuki Kato leaves to be changed by Naoki Maeda.
- 63' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
- 64' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Masato Shigemi departs to be replaced by Reiju Tsuruno.
- 69' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' What a strike from Tomoya Miki! The score is 2-2.
- 75' Tolgay Arslan is replacing Shunki Higashi for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 80' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
- 85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Motoki Ohara is hanging Ryo Germain on the field on 85 minute.
- 88' Yuma Tsujioka was booked on 88.
- 90' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kohei Okuno is hanging Tomoya Miki on the field on 90 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Motoki Ohara gets a card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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34
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Yuji Kitajima 46'
- 14
- 5
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29
Yota Maejima ↓ Daiki Miya 85'
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37
Masaya Tashiro ↓ Teppei Oka 46'
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6
Masato Shigemi ↓ Reiju Tsuruno 64'
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11
Tomoya Miki ↓ Kohei Okuno 90'
- 47
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7
Shosei Usui ↓ Yutaka Michiwaki 85'
- 15
- 41
Bench
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45
Daiki Miya ↑ 85'
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8
Kohei Okuno ↑ 90'
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16
Teppei Oka ↑ 46'
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↑ 46'
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28
Reiju Tsuruno ↑ 64'
- 99
- 32
- 33
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27
Yutaka Michiwaki ↑ 85'
Coach Shinya TsukaharaSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 14
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Tolgay Arslan 75'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Akito Suzuki 59'
- 33
- 4
- 13
- 15
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Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Ryo Germain 46'
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11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Naoki Maeda 59'
Bench
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9
Ryo Germain ↑ 46'
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3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 46'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 59'
- 99
- 16
- 25
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 75'
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10
Akito Suzuki ↑ 59'
- 40
Coach Bartosch Gaul -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sho Sasaki 2 Shunki Higashi 2 Hiroyuki Mae 2 Tomoya Miki 2 Junior Santos 2 Douglas Vieira 2 Daiki Watari 2 Yuya Yamagishi 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.1 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.5Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 65% 35% ± 4.5 46% 54% Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw 61%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 61%Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 Actual1 – 2 6.6%1 – 1 6.3%2 – 1 5.8%2 – 3 5.4%1 – 3 5.2%3 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4%3 – 3 3.8%0 – 2 3.3%2 – 4 3.3%1 – 4 3.1%Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 10% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 15% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 55% — 45% +1 55% 17% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 13% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.