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

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J. League · 2021

FC Tokyo

0 – 0

Full Time

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 Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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 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

FC Tokyo 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo	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 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

0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

0% 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

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Tsukasa Morishima has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rhayner is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Hayao Kawabe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
55' A quiet spell here at Ajinomoto Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keigo Higashi is hanging Yojiro Takahagi on the field on 60 minute.
65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 72 minute. Yoshifumi Kashiwa leaves to be changed by Shunki Higashi.
73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yoshifumi Kashiwa has done his job and it is now time for Shunki Higashi to step up.
74' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yuya Asano departs to be replaced by Ezequiel.
79' The whistle greets Junior Santos as he departs to be replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
83' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Tomoya Fujii exits the field as Akira Ibayashi enters on 83.
88' Keisuke Osako has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shuto Abe on 90 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Takuya Aoki is replaced by Manato Shinada.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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
Hotaka Nakamura	2
Shuto Abe	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Diego Oliveira	2

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-05-30 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tokyo43% 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 Tokyo or Draw

68%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

57%

FC Tokyo or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo32% 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 Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.