Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Avispa Fukuoka

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 08:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 68' Shunki Higashi

Kaoru Yamawaki 11' Y

Y 19' Akito Suzuki

Takumi Kamijima 21' Y

Takumi Kamijima 24' R

Tomoya Miki 32' Y

Y 36' Daiki Suga

Tomoya Miki 45' YR

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)

Match Details

Referee Atsushi Masaki

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 Tokyo	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 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
12 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
05 Sep	FC Mito Holly Hock	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–3	L
29 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–3	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
12 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	6–1	W
06 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–3	L
02 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D
22 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D

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

8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

58% 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

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Avispa Fukuoka welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Best Denki Stadium.
5' Ichika Maeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Avispa Fukuoka so far.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kaoru Yamawaki.
16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Akito Suzuki is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — card on 19.
21' The referee calls foul for Takumi Kamijima. He receives a card.
24' That is a card for Avispa Fukuoka. Takumi Kamijima will be fuming at that decision.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takumi Kamijima made 420 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Taishi Matsumoto has done his job and it is now time for Daiki Suga to step up.
32' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Miki. He receives a card.
36' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Daiki Suga will be fuming at that decision.
41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Shunki Higashi scoring 1 goals.
45' The supporters are chanting for Shintaro Nago. He replaces Yuji Kitajima on 45 minute.
45' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shimon Kobayashi is hanging Sota Koshimichi on the field on 46 minute.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shinya Tsukahara might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' 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.
58' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Masato Shigemi trudges off to be replaced by Daiki Miya on 58 minutes.
59' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 59 minute. Kaoru Yamawaki leaves to be changed by Masato Yuzawa.
64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shunki Higashi makes no mistake. 0-1!
72' Yu Hashimoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuma Tsujioka at the 72 minute mark.
76' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Mutsuki Kato is replaced by Takumu Kawamura on 76 minute.
81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
82' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Yota Maejima trudges off to be replaced by Ichika Maeda on 82 minutes.
83' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oriol Romeu is hanging Keiya Shiihashi on the field on 83 minute.
88' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Shun Ayukawa is withdrawn and Naoki Maeda gets his opportunity.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Oriol Romeu ↑ 83'
38
Daiki Miya ↑ 58'
14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 45'
1
Takumi Nagaishi
2
Masato Yuzawa ↑ 58'
49
Ichika Maeda ↑ 82'
47
Yu Hashimoto ↑ 72'
32
Abdul Hanan Sani Brown
56
Yuhi Sakai

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Daiki Suga 30'
7
Shunki Higashi
4
Hayato Araki
23
Shun Ayukawa ↓ Naoki Maeda 90'
5
Naoto Arai
10
Akito Suzuki
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Shimon Kobayashi 46'
15
Shuto Nakano
11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Takumu Kawamura 76'

Bench

18
Daiki Suga ↑ 30'
8
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 76'
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 90'
99
Issei Ouchi
21
Yudai Tanaka II
45
Shimon Kobayashi ↑ 46'
48
Hiroto Ota
47
Minato Hara

Coach Bartosch Gaul

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shunki Higashi	3
Sho Sasaki	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

2026-09-19 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-09-05 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 FC Mito Holly Hock D 2026-09-02 Avispa Fukuoka 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-08-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-08-22 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Avispa Fukuoka L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-09-19 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-08-29 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-08-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.81 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

2.34 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima48%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

52%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

71%

Avispa Fukuoka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka25% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 4

3.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

0 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	14%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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