Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Ōita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Ōita FC Trinita

Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Hokuto Shimoda

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Ōita FC Trinita — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Ōita FC Trinita 0 games · 0 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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Ōita FC Trinita

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Ōita FC Trinita 2021-03-21 Ōita FC Trinita 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-09-23 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Ōita FC Trinita 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Ōita FC Trinita

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
11 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D

Ōita FC Trinita

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
25 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L
21 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–5	L
09 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
27 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% 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' Welcome to EDION Stadium Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Oita FC Trinita.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
9' Naoki Nomura does the damage! The net is bulging and Oita FC Trinita surge ahead!
14' It looks surprising Oita FC Trinita does not make any changes. Yoshifumi Kashiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' It looks like no one’s ball. Oita FC Trinita is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
29' GOAL! Ezequiel scores on 29.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' Oita FC Trinita receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
43' Oita FC Trinita fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Another change for Oita FC Trinita made on 46 minute. Asahi Masuyama leaves to be changed by Rei Matsumoto.
49' The Japan Hayato Araki breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-1!
54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' Hiroto Goya gets the nod from Oita FC Trinita. He replaces Kohei Isa and will look to change the dynamic.
64' The crowd applauds Douglas Vieira as he leaves the pitch. Junior Santos steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
69' Shunki Higashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
70' Time for substitution for Oita FC Trinita. Kazuki Fujimoto is replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rhayner is hanging Kodai Dohi on the field on 73 minute.
76' A goal from the Brazil international Junior Santos! He fires home on 76 to make it 3-1!
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Junior Santos makes no mistake. 4-1!
80' Katsunori Ueebisu is replacing Yuki Kobayashi for the Oita FC Trinita side.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Junior Santos makes no mistake. 5-1!
87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Asano is hanging Tsukasa Morishima on the field on 87 minute.
88' Tomoya Fujii is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shunki Higashi at the 88 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Rhayner ↑ 73'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 64'
1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 87'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 88'
33
Yuta Imazu ↑ 73'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Ōita FC Trinita Lineups

Starting XI

11
Hokuto Shimoda
39
Asahi Masuyama ↓ Rei Matsumoto 46'
3
Yuto Misao
4
Keisuke Saka
6
Yuki Kobayashi ↓ Katsunori Ueebisu 80'
2
Yuki Kagawa ↓ Tsukasa Umesaki 70'
1
Shun Takagi
13
Kohei Isa ↓ Hiroto Goya 60'
10
Naoki Nomura
18
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Shun Nagasawa 70'
14
Henrique Trevisan

Bench

22
William Popp
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 70'
27
Tsukasa Umesaki ↑ 70'
7
Rei Matsumoto ↑ 46'
33
Hiroto Goya ↑ 60'
31
Matheus Pereira
19
Katsunori Ueebisu ↑ 80'

Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Junior Santos	3
Douglas Vieira	2
Ezequiel	1
Hayato Araki	1
Leandro Pereira	1
Naoki Nomura	1
Kazushi Mitsuhira	1
Yuya Takazawa	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Ōita FC Trinita Form

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Ōita FC Trinita L 2021-08-25 Ōita FC Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2021-08-21 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-08-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–1 Ōita FC Trinita L 2021-08-09 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-07-27 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Ōita FC Trinita xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima59% Draw23% Ōita FC Trinita18%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

82%

Draw or Ōita FC Trinita

41%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Ōita FC Trinita

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw43% Ōita FC Trinita15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Ōita FC Trinita covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Ōita FC Trinita keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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