Kyōto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuta Toyokawa 52' 1–0

Shohei Takeda 90' Y

Patric 90' Y

Overview

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Kyōto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage.

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 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-07-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
15 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
03 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	1–2	L
26 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
19 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W
12 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–2	W
13 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	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

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

62% 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

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/8

76+

4/6

■ 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)

Kyōto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 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' Temperatures are rising at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage as Kyoto Sanga FC face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Kyoto Sanga FC are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 3-4-2-1 shape.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
35' Makoto Mitsuta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
40' Shunki Higashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' 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 100% of all matches.
46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Gakuto Notsuda departs to be replaced by Marcos Junior.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' Yuta Toyokawa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
57' Ezequiel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
65' Ezequiel is replacing Shuto Nakano for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
66' The crowd applauds Pieros Sotiriou as he leaves the pitch. Douglas Vieira steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
71' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Yuta Toyokawa trudges off to be replaced by Naoto Misawa on 71 minutes.
76' 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.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gwi-jae Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
83' Patric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryogo Yamasaki at the 83 minute mark.
87' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Temma Matsuda has done his job and it is now time for Fuki Yamada to step up.
88' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Naoto Misawa is replaced by Daigo Araki.
90' Shohei Takeda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
With this win, Kyoto Sanga FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Akito Suzuki	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2023-09-02 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC38% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

62%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC26% Draw45% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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