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Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Sagan Tosu FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 13 Jul 2019 · 10:30 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 51' Yuki Nogami

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki
  • Referee Tetsuro Yoshida

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

3
6
7
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-04-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-03-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
07 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D
30 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–2 W
22 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–3 L
15 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
01 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W
06 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
30 Jun Kashima Antlers A 2–2 D
14 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
01 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
26 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 4–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sagan Tosu FC welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Yoshifumi Kashiwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hayato Araki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Japan international Yohei Takaoka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' A moment of madness from Yuki Nogami on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayao Kawabe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Taishi Matsumoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sho Inagaki at the 65 minute mark.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Akito Fukuta. He replaces Ahn Yongwoo on 68 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Kosei Shibasaki is replaced by Daiki Watari.
  • 75' Hayato Araki doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Fernando Torres trudges off to be replaced by Yohei Toyoda on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rhayner makes it 0-2.
  • 80' Yohei Toyoda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Torres on 80 minute.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Yuzo Kobayashi as he leaves the pitch. Hiromu Mitsumaru steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Teruki Hara is replaced by Hiromu Mitsumaru on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Fernando Torres is replaced by Yuji Ono.
  • 86' Kohei Shimizu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rhayner at the 86 minute mark.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Makoto Mitsuta 2
Douglas Vieira 2
Pieros Sotiriou 2
Tsukasa Shiotani 1
Yuya Asano 1
Shuto Nakano 1
Noriyoshi Sakai 1
Marcelo Ryan 1

Head to Head

2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-04-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-03-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-07-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-06-30 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-06-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-06-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2019-06-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2019-06-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC34% Draw30% Sanfrecce Hiroshima36%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
66%
Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC24% Draw50% Sanfrecce Hiroshima26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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