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FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
FC Tōkyō
1 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu

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

7
6
5
FC Tōkyō 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-17 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
18 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 2–2 D
15 Nov Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
11 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
31 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
28 Oct Kashiwa Reysol H 1–3 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L
28 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D
25 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
21 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
14 Nov Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
11 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#12 Position #4
37 Points 30
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
55 Scored 41
42 Conceded 33
+13 GD +8
2.06 PPG 1.67
72% Win % 56%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
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' And we are off! FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 450 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 30' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
  • 35' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' 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 Taichi Hara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Kosei Shibasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Hirotaka Mita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Yusuke Chajima trudges off to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 55 minutes.
  • 58' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Kazuya Konno on, Kyosuke Tagawa off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Yuki Nogami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Hotaka Nakamura doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 72' Kiichi Yajima is replacing Adailton for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 77' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Daiki Niwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Yuya Asano makes way for Kosei Shibasaki at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 83' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Rei Hirakawa. He replaces Hirotaka Mita on 85 minute.
  • 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Tokyo take all three points.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Tolgay Arslan 3
Adailton 3
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Diego Oliveira 2
Hayato Araki 2
Hotaka Nakamura 2
Shuto Abe 2

Head to Head

2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-17 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2020-11-11 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-10-31 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-11-25 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-11-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2020-11-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō48% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
72%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
52%
FC Tōkyō or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō35% Draw40% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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