Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 14 Jul 2024 · 09:30 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Daiki Matsuoka

Shunki Higashi 73' Y

Y 90' Daiki Miya

Overview

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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)

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 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-06-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–0	W
05 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L
29 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
26 Jun	Albirex Niigata	H	1–1	D
22 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–0	W
19 Jun	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–3	L

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
07 Jul	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jun	FC Tōkyō	A	1–0	W
26 Jun	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W
22 Jun	FC Machida Zelvia	A	0–0	D
16 Jun	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–0	W

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 history

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sanfrecce Hiroshima get us underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Pieros Sotiriou has done his job and it is now time for Douglas Vieira to step up.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact .
36' Poor challenge from Daiki Matsuoka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
41' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Yotaro Nakajima is withdrawn and Taishi Matsumoto gets his opportunity.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's shape.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' GOAL! Yuki Ohashi scores on 60. Assisted by Makoto Mitsuta
65' Avispa Fukuoka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Marcos Junior is ready to make an impact after coming on for Makoto Mitsuta at the 67 minute mark.
71' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Masato Shigemi departs to be replaced by Yuji Kitajima.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Shunki Higashi on 73 minutes.
78' Makoto Mitsuta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
83' 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.
87' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Kimiya Moriyama exits the field as Reiju Tsuruno enters on 87.
90' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Tsukasa Shiotani departs to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
24
Shunki Higashi
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Douglas Vieira 24'
77
Yuki Ohashi
33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 90'
4
Hayato Araki
13
Naoto Arai
11
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Marcos Junior 67'
15
Shuto Nakano
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 46'

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hiroyuki Mae	2
Tomoya Miki	2
Junior Santos	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Daiki Watari	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Shunki Higashi	2
Shosei Usui	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-06-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-06-22 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-06-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-07-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-06-30 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-06-26 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-06-22 FC Machida Zelvia 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2024-06-16 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.56 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima60% Draw20% Avispa Fukuoka20%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

80%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

40%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Avispa Fukuoka

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima45% Draw36% Avispa Fukuoka19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

1 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.5%

1 – 0

Actual

4 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	17%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	20%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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