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FC Tōkyō vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2018

J. League · 2018
FC Tōkyō
3 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Wed 25 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takahiro Okano
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Takayuki Sato

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

7
6
5
FC Tōkyō 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-16 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-10-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W
23 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–5 L
21 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–0 W
14 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
11 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr FC Tōkyō A 1–3 L
22 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
15 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
14 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
11 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–1 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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
43% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Tokyo face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kotaro Omori is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tokyo.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Toshihiro Aoyama needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tokyo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-16 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-10-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 FC Tōkyō

FC Tokyo Form

2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kashima Antlers L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-04-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-04-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-04-15 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-04-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.61 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo52% Draw21% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
72%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
48%
FC Tokyo or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo40% Draw35% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
3.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 18% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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