FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

FC Tōkyō

0 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 30 May 2021 · 05:05 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Shuto Abe 90' Y

Overview

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

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Toru Sagara
Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
Referee Osamu Akasaka
Referee Atsushi Uemura
Referee Tadashi Nakamura
Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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

FC Tōkyō 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
26 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–3	L
22 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–0	W
15 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	4–0	W
09 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–3	L
01 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–3	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	FC Tōkyō	A	0–0	D
26 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–2	D
23 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
15 May	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–1	L
12 May	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
08 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D

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

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

22% 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

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Tōkyō and Sanfrecce Hiroshima is underway.
5' 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.
10' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tsuyoshi Watanabe, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
30' 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.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
50' Takuya Aoki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Japan international Keisuke Osako has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' The supporters are chanting for Keigo Higashi. He replaces Yojiro Takahagi on 60 minute.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
72' The crowd applauds Yoshifumi Kashiwa as he leaves the pitch. Shunki Higashi steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
73' The supporters are chanting for Shunki Higashi. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 73 minute.
74' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Ezequiel on, Yuya Asano off on 74 minutes.
79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Junior Santos has done his job and it is now time for Shun Ayukawa to step up.
83' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Tomoya Fujii is withdrawn and Akira Ibayashi gets his opportunity.
88' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' A moment of madness from Shuto Abe on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
90' Manato Shinada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Aoki on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

37
Junior Santos ↓ Shun Ayukawa 79'
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Rhayner 73'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Shunki Higashi 72'
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Hayao Kawabe
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Ezequiel 72'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Akira Ibayashi 83'

Bench

27
Rhayner ↑ 73'
14
Ezequiel ↑ 72'
1
Takuto Hayashi
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 72'
3
Akira Ibayashi ↑ 83'
25
Yusuke Chajima
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 79'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	5
Adailton	3
Tsukasa Morishima	3
Tolgay Arslan	3
Shuto Abe	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Diego Oliveira	2
Hayato Araki	2

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-05-22 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-05-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–4 FC Tōkyō W 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-05-01 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-05-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.81 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō43% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

68%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

57%

FC Tōkyō or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō32% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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