Kyōto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC

0 – 4

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 17 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 29' Sota Nakamura

0–2 49' Akito Suzuki

0–3 51' Mutsuki Kato

0–4 75' Taishi Matsumoto

Henrique Trevisan 36' Y

Y 61' Naoto Arai

Joao Pedro Mendes 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Kyōto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-03-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–4	L
13 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
10 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
06 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
02 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	4–0	W
10 May	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
06 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–6	L
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

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#8	Position	#4
23	Points	30
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
32	Scored	41
39	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+8
1.28	PPG	1.67
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kyōto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyōto Sanga FC in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact 3-4-2-1.
10' Shunki Higashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 336 appearances.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
29' Sota Nakamura has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kyōto Sanga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
49' A goal from the Japan international Akito Suzuki! He fires home on 49 to make it 0-2!
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mutsuki Kato makes it 0-3.
56' 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 Masaaki Murakami suffering a number of foals already.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Naoto Arai on 61.
66' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
75' The deadlock is broken! Taishi Matsumoto gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
80' The 30-year-old Hayao Kawabe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
85' Yoshinori Suzuki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The final score is 0-4.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Junior Santos	1
Akito Suzuki	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-05-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-05-02 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-05-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC26% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima49%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC18% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 1

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	21%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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