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 (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya

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

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 Tokyo	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
9' Takumu Kawamura puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
10' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 10.
12' Naoto Arai does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
17' Kyoto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Naoto Arai does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
30' Keita Matsuda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kyo Sato on 41 minutes.
46' The supporters are chanting for Shohei Takeda. He replaces Keita Matsuda on 46 minute.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' Goal! Taishi Matsumoto scores his 10 goal in 335 matches.
58' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Shinnosuke Fukuda is replaced by Yuta Miyamoto.
63' A quiet spell here at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Pieros Sotiriou trudges off to be replaced by Sota Koshimichi on 64 minutes.
66' Taichi Hara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
69' Naoto Arai does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
70' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Taishi Matsumoto departs to be replaced by Motoki Ohara.
72' Takumu Kawamura makes way for Makoto Mitsuta at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
75' Kazunari Ichimi is replacing Taichi Hara for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
85' 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.
90' Takaaki Shichi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

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
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Papagaio	2
Junior Santos	1
Akito Suzuki	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 Tokyo 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.