Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Kyoto Sanga FC

0 – 5

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 19 May 2024 · 05:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Keita Matsuda 10' Y

Kyo Sato 41' Y

Taichi Hara 66' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya

11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Tōkyō	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

Kyoto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–5	L
15 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	L
11 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–3	L
06 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–3	L
03 May	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L
27 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	5–0	W
15 May	Kashima Antlers	H	1–3	L
06 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–3	L
03 May	Albirex Niigata	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D

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

17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

22% 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

1/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' Takumu Kawamura adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
10' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
12' Naoto Arai does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Toyokawa made 199 appearances and scored 37 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' 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.
25' Naoto Arai doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
40' The 33-year-old Yoshinori Suzuki has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' Kyo Sato is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shohei Takeda is hanging Keita Matsuda on the field on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' A goal from the Japan international Taishi Matsumoto! He fires home on 55 to make it 0-4!
58' A change in the Kyoto Sanga FC ranks — Shinnosuke Fukuda exits the field as Yuta Miyamoto enters on 58.
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.
64' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Pieros Sotiriou exits the field as Sota Koshimichi enters on 64.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Taichi Hara.
69' Against the run of play, Naoto Arai has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Taishi Matsumoto trudges off to be replaced by Motoki Ohara on 70 minutes.
72' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takumu Kawamura is replaced by Makoto Mitsuta.
75' The crowd applauds Taichi Hara as he leaves the pitch. Kazunari Ichimi steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
It finishes all square. Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 0-5.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Mutsuki Kato 46'
19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Motoki Ohara 70'
8
Takumu Kawamura ↓ Makoto Mitsuta 72'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Sota Koshimichi 64'
77
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Shunki Higashi 46'
4
Hayato Araki
16
Takaaki Shichi
13
Naoto Arai
15
Shuto Nakano

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
11
Makoto Mitsuta ↑ 72'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 64'
51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 46'
40
Motoki Ohara ↑ 70'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Sota Nakamura	1
Makoto Mitsuta	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2024-05-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-05-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-04-27 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-05-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-05-03 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.65 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC20% Draw21% Sanfrecce Hiroshima59%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

80%

Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC15% Draw36% Sanfrecce Hiroshima49%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted

0 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 3

7.6%

1 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

7.6%

0 – 3

6.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 4

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 4

4.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyoto Sanga FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	20%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	19%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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