FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

FC Tōkyō

2 – 1

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Hirotaka Mita 49' Y

Y 59' Tomoya Fujii

Overview

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FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 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

FC Tōkyō 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō 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

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
06 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
18 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–2	L
06 Nov	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–8	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L
06 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
27 Nov	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L

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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
5' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
15' The 36-year-old Sho Sasaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' FC Tōkyō are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' 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.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' Henrique Trevisan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
46' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hirotaka Mita is hanging Henrique Trevisan on the field on 46 minute.
49' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Hirotaka Mita gets a Yellow card.
54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
59' Poor challenge from Tomoya Fujii. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' Masato Morishige adds to his 0 season tally! FC Tokyo lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
61' What a moment for Adailton! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
63' The supporters are chanting for Kensuke Nagai. He replaces Kazuya Konno on 63 minute.
68' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
69' The crowd applauds Yuya Asano as he leaves the pitch. Kosei Shibasaki steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yuya Asano has done his job and it is now time for Kosei Shibasaki to step up.
74' A stunning finish from Shun Ayukawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' 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.
80' Adailton makes way for Keigo Higashi at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
82' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yuki Nogami by Toshihiro Aoyama on 82 minute.
87' FC Tōkyō currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Diego Oliveira is replaced by Keita Yamashita on 90 minute.
The points are shared — FC Tōkyō 2-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2021-11-20 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-11-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 8–0 FC Tōkyō L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-03-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2022-02-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-02-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.24 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō54% Draw21% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

75%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

46%

FC Tōkyō or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō38% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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