Fagiano Okayama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Fagiano Okayama FC

3 – 2

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 6 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC City Light Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kota Kawano 10' 1–0

Kota Kawano 21' 2–0

2–1 45+2' Sebastien Haller

Kota Kawano 50' 3–1

3–2 64' Hayao Kawabe

Kosuke Shirai 16' Y

Oberdan 16' Y

Oberdan 61' YR

Eiji Miyamoto 90' Y

Overview

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Fagiano Okayama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at City Light Stadium.

Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee

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

Fagiano Okayama FC 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC 2025-07-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama FC

Recent Form

Fagiano Okayama FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–2	W
02 Sep	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	2–1	W
29 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	Tokyo Verdy	H	0–0	D
15 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
24 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–3	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–3	L
02 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D
22 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	4–1	W
23 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Fagiano Okayama FC		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#6	Position	#4
26	Points	30
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
41	Scored	41
46	Conceded	33
-5	GD	+8
1.44	PPG	1.67
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season

56% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fagiano Okayama FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

5/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fagiano Okayama FC

Kota Kawano	3 G
Lucao	1 G	1 A
Noah Browne	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	8 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at City Light Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fagiano Okayama FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The deadlock is broken! Kota Kawano gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fagiano Okayama FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' Fagiano Okayama FC player sees a card in front of him.
21' Kota Kawano does the damage! The net is bulging and Fagiano Okayama FC surge ahead!
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fagiano Okayama FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yugo Tatsuta made 374 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Naoto Arai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Naoto Arai makes way for Shun Ayukawa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastien Haller makes it 2-1.
50' Kota Kawano doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bartosch Gaul might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Mutsuki Kato by Takumu Kawamura on 58 minute.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oberdan on 61.
64' A stunning finish from Hayao Kawabe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Fagiano Okayama FC make a change. Lucao trudges off to be replaced by Yuta Kamiya on 65 minutes.
66' Time for substitution for Fagiano Okayama FC. Ibuki Fujita is replaced by Eiji Miyamoto.
71' 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.
76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Fagiano Okayama FC winning 100% of all matches.
79' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Yotaro Nakajima is withdrawn and Taishi Matsumoto gets his opportunity.
84' Fagiano Okayama FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
86' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Daiki Suga.
88' It is a substitution in Fagiano Okayama FC team. Kosuke Shirai is replaced by Daichi Tagami on 88 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Eiji Miyamoto argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Fagiano Okayama FC ring the changes. Leo Gaucho has done his job and it is now time for Soichiro Mori to step up.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

77
Goro Kawanami
18
Daichi Tagami ↑ 88'
88
Towa Yamane
33
Yuta Kamiya ↑ 65'
10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 66'
41
Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 66'
79
Noah Browne
44
Soichiro Mori
9
Leo Gaucho ↑ 58'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

22
Sebastien Haller
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Hayao Kawabe
7
Shunki Higashi ↓ Daiki Suga 86'
4
Hayato Araki ↓ Sota Koshimichi 79'
99
Issei Ouchi
5
Naoto Arai ↓ Shun Ayukawa 46'
10
Akito Suzuki
15
Shuto Nakano
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 79'
11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Takumu Kawamura 58'

Bench

18
Daiki Suga ↑ 86'
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 79'
8
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 58'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 46'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 79'
37
Ju-sung Kim
48
Hiroto Ota
46
Rento Noguchi

Coach Bartosch Gaul

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kota Kawano	3
Leonardo Gaucho	1
Ryunosuke Sato	1
Sota Nakamura	1
Sebastien Haller	1
Hayao Kawabe	1

Head to Head

Fagiano Okayama FC Form

2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-02 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-08-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2026-08-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-05-24 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-08-29 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-08-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Fagiano Okayama FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.94 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Fagiano Okayama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fagiano Okayama FC42% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Fagiano Okayama FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

58%

Fagiano Okayama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fagiano Okayama FC30% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Fagiano Okayama FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC

Handicap	Fagiano Okayama FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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