Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Avispa Fukuoka

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Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 25 Jun 2022 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Nassim Ben Khalifa

Douglas Grolli 67' Y

Y 68' Gakuto Notsuda

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
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

Avispa Fukuoka 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2022-06-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-04-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–3	L
18 Jun	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–3	L
28 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–0	D
25 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
21 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–0	W
14 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Avispa Fukuoka	A	3–1	W
18 Jun	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
28 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
21 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W
13 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
07 May	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Avispa Fukuoka		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#10	Position	#4
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 history

11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Avispa Fukuoka is hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima for another epic battle.
5' Sotan Tanabe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' 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.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shun Nakamura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Avispa Fukuoka.
28' Makoto Mitsuta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Douglas Grolli made 325 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' Goal! Daiki Watari scores his 11 goal in 335 matches.
38' GOAL! Daiki Watari fires home to make it 2-1!
43' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yu Hashimoto scoring 1 goals.
45' Nassim Ben Khalifa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Nassim Ben Khalifa as he leaves the pitch. Douglas Vieira steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
51' The 35-year-old Yuki Nogami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordy Croux is hanging Daiki Watari on the field on 57 minute.
62' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Avispa Fukuoka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gakuto Notsuda on 68 minutes.
73' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Hiroyuki Mae has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' The supporters are chanting for Masato Yuzawa. He replaces Yota Maejima on 75 minute.
77' A goal from the Brazil international Douglas Vieira! He fires home on 77 to make it 2-2!
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Douglas Vieira on 86.
87' Sotan Tanabe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juanma on 87 minute.
88' Yuji Kitajima is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daiki Miya at the 88 minute mark.
90' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Kosei Shibasaki comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
Full Time. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Avispa Fukuoka

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Jordy Croux ↑ 57'
36
Takahiro Yanagi
19
Sotan Tanabe ↑ 87'
41
Takumi Nagaishi
17
Lukian ↑ 88'
2
Masato Yuzawa ↑ 75'
25
Yuji Kitajima ↑ 88'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 90'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
24
Shunki Higashi
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 46'
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
15
Tomoya Fujii
39
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yuki Nogami 87'

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daiki Watari	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Shunki Higashi	2
Hiroyuki Mae	2
Tomoya Miki	2
Junior Santos	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Ryo Germain	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2022-06-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-06-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2022-05-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-05-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2022-05-21 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2022-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-06-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.47 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka28% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima50%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

50%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

72%

Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka23% Draw36% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 4

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

2 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	13%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	19%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	16%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.