Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Avispa Fukuoka

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuto Iwasaki 30' Y

Masaya Tashiro 55' Y

Y 58' Sho Sasaki

Shahab Zahedi Tabar 61' Y

Douglas Groli 64' Y

Y 67' Takumu Kawamura

Yota Maejima 74' Y

Wellington 84' Y

Overview

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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)

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

2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
07 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D
03 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	1–3	L
09 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
03 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–1	W
30 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	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' Welcome to Best Denki Stadium that hosts another battle between Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuki Ohashi suffering a number of foals already.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Avispa Fukuoka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' What a strike from Shahab Zahedi Tabar! The score is 1-0.
25' What composure from Sho Sasaki! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
30' Yuto Iwasaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 30.
35' Avispa Fukuoka have won 210 goals from 200 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' 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.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Masaya Tashiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
58' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
60' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuya Konno is hanging Masato Shigemi on the field on 60 minute.
61' The referee calls foul for Shahab Zahedi Tabar. He receives a card.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Douglas Groli.
67' Takumu Kawamura picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Takaaki Shichi on, Shunki Higashi off on 72 minutes.
73' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sota Koshimichi is replaced by Naoto Arai.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Yota Maejima argues furiously but the card stands.
77' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Shahab Zahedi Tabar is replaced by Wellington.
81' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Taishi Matsumoto exits the field as Motoki Ohara enters on 81.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Wellington on 84 minutes.
89' Tsukasa Shiotani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
90' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Yuto Iwasaki is replaced by Yuji Kitajima on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

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
Makoto Mitsuta	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-03-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tōkyō L 2024-03-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2024-04-03 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-03-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.72 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.36 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima48%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

52%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

71%

Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka24% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

1 – 4

3.6%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	19%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	15%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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