Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Avispa Fukuoka

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 90+6' Hayato Araki

Y 28' Shuto Nakano

Daiki Miya 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 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

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–2	W
11 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–4	L
20 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–4	L
30 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	3–0	W
11 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–0	D
28 Oct	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
21 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–0	D
30 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	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

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

43% 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

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Best Denki Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Takumu Kawamura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' Shuto Nakano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 28.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 339 games and scored 435 goals.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
43' Tsukasa Shiotani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 83 appearances.
46' Ezequiel is replacing Taishi Matsumoto for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' A quiet spell here at Best Denki Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' Daiki Miya was booked on 57.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
64' Wellington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takeshi Kanamori on 64 minute.
65' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Kazuya Konno by Lukian on 65 minute.
70' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Shuto Nakano by Pieros Sotiriou on 70 minute.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' Takaaki Shichi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shunki Higashi on 78 minute.
80' Itsuki Oda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Masato Yuzawa at the 80 minute mark.
85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
87' Marcos Junior gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Makoto Mitsuta and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Hiroyuki Mae trudges off to be replaced by Shun Nakamura on 89 minutes.
Avispa Fukuoka will have plenty to reflect on. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Wellington ↑ 64'
16
Itsuki Oda ↑ 80'
9
Lukian ↑ 65'
17
Shun Nakamura ↑ 89'
31
Masaaki Murakami
28
Reiju Tsuruno
33
Douglas Groli ↑ 65'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior ↑ 87'
14
Ezequiel ↑ 46'
22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
3
Taichi Yamasaki
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 70'
16
Takaaki Shichi ↑ 78'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shunki Higashi	3
Douglas Vieira	2
Daiki Watari	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Hiroyuki Mae	2
Tomoya Miki	2
Junior Santos	2
Shahab Zahedi Tabar	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-11-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-10-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–4 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-11-11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-09-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.48 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.43 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka24% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima54%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

46%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka20% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 1

1 – 3

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 3

0 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 4

4.1%

0 – 0

3.1%

2 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	20%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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