Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kyoto Sanga FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sun 17 Jul 2022 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Yuki Nogami
Tawiah 48' Y
Tawiah 49' Y
Origbaajo Ismaila 90' Y
Y 90' Hayato Araki

Overview

Match Preview

Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

4
2
4
Kyoto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
10 Jul Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
06 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–2 D
02 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–1 W
26 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
18 Jun Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
10 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
06 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
02 Jul Jubilo Iwata H 3–0 W
29 Jun Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
25 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Kyoto 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
Kyoto Sanga FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto 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' Three points are at stake. Kyoto Sanga FC host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' Yuki Nogami catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 50% of all matches.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kwi-Jea Cho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' Yuki Nogami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Kosuke Taketomi as he leaves the pitch. Yuta Toyokawa steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 48' That is a Yellow card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Tawiah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Tawiah on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kyoto Sanga FC will be frustrated.
  • 54' Tsukasa Morishima is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 59' Japan international Naoto Kamifukumoto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Shohei Takeda gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Sota Kawasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Temma Matsuda is withdrawn and Genki Omae gets his opportunity.
  • 77' What composure from Genki Omae! The international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 82' Kyoto Sanga FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 85' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Tsukasa Morishima is withdrawn and Kosei Shibasaki gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Origbaajo Ismaila. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Peter Utaka is withdrawn and Origbaajo Ismaila gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoto Arai 3
Papagaio 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Yusuke Chajima 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2
Akito Suzuki 1
Nassim Ben Khalifa 1

Head to Head

2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-07-10 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2022-07-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-06-26 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2022-06-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-07-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2022-07-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-07-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Jubilo Iwata W 2022-06-29 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-06-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kyoto Sanga FC34% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
66%
Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyoto Sanga FC25% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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