Fagiano Okayama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Fagiano Okayama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 16 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Ryo Hirama
- Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 17 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 19 Apr Gamba Osaka A 5–6 L 11 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–5 L 05 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W 05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L Season Stats
Fagiano Okayama FC Sanfrecce Hiroshima #13 Position #9 23 Points 24 16 Played 16 7 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 8 37 Scored 33 43 Conceded 31 -6 GD +2 1.44 PPG 1.50 44% Win % 50% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season19% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonFagiano Okayama FC are 13th (23 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 9th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-15–/116-302/231-452/446-601/161-753/376+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-30–/231-451/–46-601/–61-752/376+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shuto Nakano, as he is very good at scoring at City Light Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 0% of all matches.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hayato Araki suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takaya Kimura on 28.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hayao Kawabe made 314 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fagiano Okayama FC that had 52 games and scored 43 goals.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' Yoshitake Suzuki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Naoto Arai gets a card.
- 63' 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.
- 68' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Kazunari Ichimi.
- 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fagiano Okayama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 83' Leonardo Gaucho puts Fagiano Okayama FC on the lead.
- 88' 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.
- 90' It’s a booking for Fagiano Okayama FC player. Leonardo Gaucho gets a card.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 43
- 48
- 7
- 28
- 88
- 6
- 41
- 27
- 99
- 52
- 40
Bench
- 77
- 22
- 8
- 66
- 26
- 5
- 45
- 17
- 9
Coach Takashi KiyamaSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1
- 3
- 14
- 6
- 24
- 41
- 33
- 4
- 30
- 10
- 15
Bench
- 19
- 17
- 99
- 25
- 13
- 35
- 11
- 40
- 39
Coach Bartosch Gaul -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryunosuke Sato 1 Sota Nakamura 1 Leonardo Gaucho 1 Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe LSanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.81 Fagiano Okayama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Fagiano Okayama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Fagiano Okayama FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw 69%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 55%Fagiano Okayama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.3%1 – 0 Actual3 – 1 4.9%0 – 0 4.7%0 – 1 4.6%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 2 4%1 – 3 4%Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
Handicap Fagiano Okayama FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 19% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 17% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✗Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.