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

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J. League · 2024

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 (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 games · Avg 2.3 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 Tokyo	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

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

14% 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

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sanfrecce Hiroshima get us underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Reiju Tsuruno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 204 appearances.
24' The supporters are chanting for Douglas Vieira. He replaces Pieros Sotiriou on 24 minute.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Avispa Fukuoka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Daiki Matsuoka is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 36.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Taishi Matsumoto is replacing Yotaro Nakajima for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' The Japan Yuki Ohashi breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-0!
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Makoto Mitsuta exits the field as Marcos Junior enters on 67.
71' Masato Shigemi makes way for Yuji Kitajima at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Shunki Higashi argues furiously but the card stands.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
87' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Kimiya Moriyama by Reiju Tsuruno on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Daiki Miya.
90' The supporters are chanting for Toshihiro Aoyama. He replaces Tsukasa Shiotani on 90 minute.
Full Time. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Avispa Fukuoka

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
Shunki Higashi	3
Hiroyuki Mae	2
Tomoya Miki	2
Junior Santos	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Daiki Watari	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Yu Hashimoto	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 Tokyo 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.