Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 17 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
- Assistant 2 Mikiya Nishimura
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 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 #14 Position #10 21 Points 24 17 Played 16 7 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 8 49 Scored 33 58 Conceded 31 -9 GD +2 1.24 PPG 1.50 41% Win % 50% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season19% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 14th (21 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 10th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/146-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-30–/231-451/–46-601/–61-752/376+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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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'
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- 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
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- 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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35
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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Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 46'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 59'
- 99
- 16
- 25
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Tolgay Arslan ↑ 75'
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10
Akito Suzuki ↑ 59'
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Coach Bartosch Gaul -
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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 Abdul Hanan Sani Brown 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 -
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.25 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.54Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 82% 18% ± 3.5 65% 35% ± 4.5 47% 53% Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw 64%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 58%Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 Actual1 – 2 6.2%1 – 1 6.2%2 – 1 6.1%2 – 3 5.1%3 – 2 5%1 – 3 4.7%3 – 1 4.5%3 – 3 3.9%2 – 4 3%0 – 2 3%4 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 12% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 16% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 17% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 12% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.