Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Kyoto 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
Kyoto Sanga FC Sanfrecce Hiroshima #14 Position #7 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 history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 14th (23 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sanfrecce Hiroshima kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyo Sato, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' 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.
- 29' Goal! Sota Nakamura scores his 7 goal in 334 matches.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 36' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sung-jun Yoon made 161 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 161 games and scored 188 goals.
- 49' What a strike from Akito Suzuki! The score is 0-2.
- 51' GOAL! Mutsuki Kato scores on 51.
- 56' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Naoto Arai gets a card.
- 66' Joao Pedro Mendes was booked on 66.
- 71' 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.
- 75' What a strike from Taishi Matsumoto! The score is 0-4.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' 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' Shuto Nakano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
- 9
- 18
- 50
- 34
- 94
- 6
- 44
- 48
- 22
- 25
- 17
Bench
- 7
- 99
- 16
- 77
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 93
- 40
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 24
- 33
- 13
- 10
- 15
- 11
- 39
Bench
- 9
- 14
- 41
- 17
- 99
- 16
- 25
- 40
- 45
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
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-05-17 Kyoto 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 accuracy3 / 41.23 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 51%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74%Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual1 – 1 10.2%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 7.8%0 – 1 7%1 – 3 6.5%2 – 2 5.7%2 – 1 5.6%0 – 3 5.3%0 – 0 5.1%2 – 3 4%1 – 0 3.8%1 – 4 3.4%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto 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
Kyoto 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.