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

J. League · 2020
FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo 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 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

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo this season
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Kyosuke Tagawa, a Japan , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 435 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 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' Shunki Higashi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Douglas Vieira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' The whistle greets Yusuke Chajima as he departs to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
  • 58' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuya Konno is hanging Kyosuke Tagawa on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' The 35-year-old Adailton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' FC Tokyo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hotaka Nakamura on 65.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' FC Tokyo make a change. Adailton trudges off to be replaced by Kiichi Yajima on 72 minutes.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 78' Kosei Shibasaki is replacing Yuya Asano for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Hirotaka Mita by Rei Hirakawa on 85 minute.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takumi Nakamura made 441 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • With this win, FC Tokyo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-12-12 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo48% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw
72%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
52%
FC Tokyo or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo35% 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 Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.