Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Japan international Kosei Shibasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Adailton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Junior Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Yuki Nogami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 45' FC Tokyo 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Hirotaka Mita. He replaces Henrique Trevisan on 46 minute.
  • 49' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Hirotaka Mita gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yasuki Kimoto made 374 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tomoya Fujii.
  • 60' Masato Morishige makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Tokyo are in front.
  • 61' What a moment for Adailton! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' FC Tokyo make a change. Kazuya Konno trudges off to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Jakub Slowik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 69 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Kosei Shibasaki.
  • 70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yuya Asano has done his job and it is now time for Kosei Shibasaki to step up.
  • 74' What a strike from Shun Ayukawa! The score is 2-1.
  • 79' Henrique Trevisan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 243 appearances.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Adailton as he leaves the pitch. Keigo Higashi steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Yuki Nogami as he leaves the pitch. Toshihiro Aoyama steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Keita Yamashita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Oliveira on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — FC Tokyo 2-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

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

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

FC Tokyo Form

2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 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 W 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo54% Draw21% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw
75%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
46%
FC Tokyo or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo38% 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
5%
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 Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.