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

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

Match Preview

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

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

7
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
62% 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
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Tōkyō and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Keisuke Osako is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Masato Morishige has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 26 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yojiro Takahagi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 60' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Keigo Higashi comes on to replace Yojiro Takahagi.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tōkyō side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yoshifumi Kashiwa departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
  • 73' Shunki Higashi gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 74 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Ezequiel.
  • 79' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Junior Santos exits the field as Shun Ayukawa enters on 79.
  • 83' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Akira Ibayashi is hanging Tomoya Fujii on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' FC Tokyo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manato Shinada is hanging Takuya Aoki on the field on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — FC Tōkyō 0-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

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
Tolgay Arslan 3
Adailton 3
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Hayato Araki 2
Hotaka Nakamura 2
Shuto Abe 2
Hayao Kawabe 2

Head to Head

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

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
5%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
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.