Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 26,050 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Yu Hashimoto

Y 50' Shosei Usui

Y 63' Masaya Tashiro

Tolgay Arslan 73' Y

Y 90' Kazuki Fujita

Naoto Arai 90' Y

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)

Match Details

Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
Assistant 2

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 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-13 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

Avispa Fukuoka

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

100% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Avispa Fukuoka — let the battle begin!
5' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yu Hashimoto scoring 1 goals.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' Assisted by Yuma Tsujioka with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yu Hashimoto makes no mistake. 0-1!
21' 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.
26' Avispa Fukuoka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 200 games and scored 210 goals.
36' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shunki Higashi is hanging Shuto Nakano on the field on 46 minute.
50' The referee calls foul for Shosei Usui. He receives a card.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' Yotaro Nakajima makes way for Tolgay Arslan at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
58' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Mutsuki Kato comes on to replace Kosuke Kinoshita.
63' Masaya Tashiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 63.
63' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Masato Shigemi departs to be replaced by Yuji Kitajima.
66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Akito Suzuki has done his job and it is now time for Ryo Germain to step up.
71' The whistle greets Shintaro Nago as he departs to be replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto.
73' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tolgay Arslan will be fuming at that decision.
78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
79' The crowd applauds Yuma Tsujioka as he leaves the pitch. Daiki Miya steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
82' The crowd applauds Hayao Kawabe as he leaves the pitch. Naoki Maeda steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' The 23-year-old Sota Nakamura has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
90' A moment of madness from Kazuki Fujita on 90 minutes earns him a card. Avispa Fukuoka will be frustrated.
The points are shared — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka. Honours even.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ryo Germain ↑ 66'
3
Taichi Yamasaki
14
Taishi Matsumoto
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 82'
99
Issei Ouchi
16
Takaaki Shichi
30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 57'
11
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 58'

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

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 L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-03-21 Avispa Fukuoka 16–15 Gamba Osaka W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–5 Nagoya Grampus L 2026-02-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.46 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Avispa Fukuoka xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima52% Draw23% Avispa Fukuoka25%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima43% Draw37% Avispa Fukuoka20%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 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.