Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Oct | Shonan Bellmare | A | 0–3 | L |
| 08 Oct | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Oct | Kyoto Sanga FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Sep | Kashima Antlers | H | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Sep | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Sagan Tosu FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Oct | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | H | 1–2 | L |
| 08 Oct | Vissel Kobe | A | 0–4 | L |
| 01 Oct | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Sep | Nagoya Grampus | A | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Sep | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 0–4 | L |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
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 ball is rolling at . Sagan Tosu FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- 3' Against the run of play, Sho Sasaki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 7' Poor challenge from Taisei Miyashiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 17' Kei Koizumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sagan Tosu FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 27' Tsukasa Shiotani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 42' 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.
- 43' Makoto Mitsuta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 48' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 53' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yoichi Naganuma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
- 57' Taisei Miyashiro does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
- 58' Naoyuki Fujita is replacing Akito Fukuta for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
- 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hwang Seokho makes no mistake. 2-2!
- 63' Taishi Matsumoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoshifumi Kashiwa at the 63 minute mark.
- 68' 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.
- 73' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Yuki Horigome comes on to replace Fuchi Honda.
- 74' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuji Ono is hanging Hwang Seokho on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Yuki Kakita. He replaces Jun Nishikawa on 79 minute.
- 84' Pieros Sotiriou gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Nassim Ben Khalifa and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Kosei Shibasaki comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
- 90' The referee has no hesitation. Yuki Kakita is booked for Sagan Tosu FC — Yellow card on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Sagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Akito Fukuta ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 58'
-
20
Hwang Seokho ↓ Yuji Ono 74'
- 37
- 11
- 29
- 40
-
18
Jun Nishikawa ↓ Yuki Kakita 79'
-
8
Fuchi Honda ↓ Yuki Horigome 73'
- 30
- 5
- 24
Bench
- 47
-
10
Yuji Ono ↑ 74'
-
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 58'
-
19
Yuki Kakita ↑ 79'
-
44
Yuki Horigome ↑ 73'
-
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 79'
- 31
Coach
Kenta Kawai
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 19
- 38
-
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Tomoya Fujii 89'
- 18
- 10
- 27
- 13
- 3
- 21
- 39
Bench
- 22
-
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 84'
-
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 89'
-
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 63'
-
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 84'
-
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 89'
- 33
Coach
Michael Skibbe
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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2022-11-05
Sagan Tosu FC
2–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
D
2022-10-29
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–2
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
L
2022-10-08
Vissel Kobe
4–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
2022-10-01
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2022-09-17
Nagoya Grampus
0–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
D
2022-09-10
Kawasaki Frontale
4–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35
Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12
Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for:
Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
59%
Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC
| Handicap | Sagan Tosu FC covers | Push | Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 21% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

