Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
- Assistant 2
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Tōkyō 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 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L 22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L 18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L 14 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W 27 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 21 Mar Gamba Osaka H 16–15 W 18 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–6 L 15 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L 07 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 1–5 L 27 Feb Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka #4 Position #10 30 Points 21 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 41 Scored 49 33 Conceded 59 +8 GD -10 1.67 PPG 1.17 56% Win % 39% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededAvispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Avispa Fukuoka has kicked off!
- 5' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Keiya Shiihashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 16' Avispa Fukuoka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yu Hashimoto on 16.
- 21' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
- 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' 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.
- 36' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Shuto Nakano departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
- 50' It’s gonna be a card for Shosei Usui.
- 55' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yu Hashimoto scoring 1 goals.
- 57' Tolgay Arslan is replacing Yotaro Nakajima for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 58' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Kosuke Kinoshita by Mutsuki Kato on 58 minute.
- 63' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Masaya Tashiro gets a card.
- 63' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Masato Shigemi is replaced by Yuji Kitajima.
- 66' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Akito Suzuki departs to be replaced by Ryo Germain.
- 71' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Fujimoto is hanging Shintaro Nago on the field on 71 minute.
- 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
- 78' Sho Sasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 79' Daiki Miya is replacing Yuma Tsujioka for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- 82' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sota Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Kazuki Fujita. He receives a card.
- Full Time. Avispa Fukuoka beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 1
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Naoki Maeda 82'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Mutsuki Kato 58'
- 33
- 4
- 13
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10
Akito Suzuki ↓ Ryo Germain 66'
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15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Shunki Higashi 46'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Tolgay Arslan 57'
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Bench
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9
Ryo Germain ↑ 66'
- 3
- 14
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24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 82'
- 99
- 16
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 57'
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11
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 58'
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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34
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Kohei Okuno 63'
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14
Shintaro Nago ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 71'
- 16
- 29
- 37
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6
Masato Shigemi ↓ Yuji Kitajima 63'
- 11
- 47
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7
Shosei Usui ↓ Yutaka Michiwaki 71'
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15
Yuma Tsujioka ↓ Daiki Miya 79'
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Bench
- 3
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45
Daiki Miya ↑ 79'
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8
Kohei Okuno ↑ 63'
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22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 71'
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↑ 63'
- 99
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- 33
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27
Yutaka Michiwaki ↑ 71'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sho Sasaki 2 Shunki Higashi 2 Hiroyuki Mae 2 Tomoya Miki 2 Junior Santos 2 Douglas Vieira 2 Daiki Watari 2 Takumu Kawamura 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC LAvispa Fukuoka Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.46 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.53 Avispa Fukuoka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.99Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 75% 25% ± 3.5 55% 45% ± 4.5 36% 64% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 75%Draw or Avispa Fukuoka 48%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Avispa Fukuoka 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual2 – 1 8.4%1 – 1 7.8%3 – 1 6.7%2 – 2 6.3%2 – 0 5.7%1 – 2 5.2%3 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 4.6%1 – 0 4.2%4 – 1 4.2%2 – 3 3.2%4 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 17% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 20% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 12% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 9% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.