Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sagan Tosu FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 8 May 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Sho Sasaki

Y 51' Sho Sasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Makoto Hibino
Referee Uhiro Okano (Japan)
Referee Toshiyuki Wakaku
Referee Tetsuhiro Kamekawa

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

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
01 May	Tokushima Vortis	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	2–1	W
18 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
11 Apr	Yokohama FC	H	3–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–3	L
24 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
14 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
10 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–1	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sagan Tosu FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Nanasei Iino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Sagan Tosu FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sagan Tosu FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' Sho Sasaki picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
51' Sho Sasaki is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
56' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' Ezequiel makes way for Ryo Nagai at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' The 35-year-old Ryo Nagai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
72' Ayumu Ohata is replacing Shinya Nakano for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
78' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Shun Ayukawa is withdrawn and Junior Santos gets his opportunity.
80' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Keita Yamashita has done his job and it is now time for Fuchi Honda to step up.
85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' Ismael Dunga is replacing Daichi Hayashi for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Eduardo
41
Daiki Matsuoka
20
Hwang Seokho
10
Yuta Higuchi
40
Park Ilkyu
8
Daichi Hayashi ↓ Ismael Dunga 87'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↓ Yoshihiro Nakano 72'
44
Keiya Sento ↓ Toshio Shimakawa 80'
47
Shinya Nakano ↓ Ayumu Ohata 72'
24
Nanasei Iino
9
Keita Yamashita ↓ Fuchi Honda 80'

Bench

7
Yoshihiro Nakano ↑ 72'
33
Ismael Dunga ↑ 87'
1
Tatsuya Morita
4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 80'
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 80'
31
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 72'
30
Masaya Tashiro

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-01 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-24 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-04-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC43% Draw32% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

57%

Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC26% Draw57% Sanfrecce Hiroshima17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

15.2%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

11%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

2.9%

2 – 2

2.9%

3 – 1

2.5%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	23%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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