Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct FC Machida Zelvia H 2–1 W 27 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W 23 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D 12 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–1 D 31 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 23 Aug Tokyo Verdy A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 27 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W 23 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 12 Sep Yokohama FC H 1–1 D 31 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L 23 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Machida Zelvia #4 Position #13 30 Points 37 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 41 Scored 42 33 Conceded 33 +8 GD +9 1.67 PPG 2.06 56% Win % 72% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 313 games and scored 398 goals.
- 9' Valere Germain has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosuke Kinoshita on 9 minute.
- 14' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 24' Yuta Nakayama needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 29' Takuma Nishimura is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
- 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Asahi Masuyama made 421 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' Yuki Soma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 44' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keiya Sento, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' GOAL! Yuki Soma scores on 50.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' 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.
- 61' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shuto Nakano is replaced by Naoto Arai.
- 62' Tolgay Arslan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tsukasa Shiotani on 62 minute.
- 64' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Takuma Nishimura is replaced by Sang-ho Na.
- 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 76' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yotaro Nakajima by Mutsuki Kato on 76 minute.
- 81' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Asahi Masuyama is replaced by Kotaro Hayashi.
- 86' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Satoshi Tanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 88' What a strike from Ju-sung Kim! The score is 1-1.
- 88' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Ju-sung Kim gets a card.
- 89' Kanji Kuwayama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hokuto Shimoda on 89 minute.
- 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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Shunki Higashi ↓ Daiki Suga 61'
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- 14
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15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Naoto Arai 61'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Mutsuki Kato 76'
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Bench
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98
Valere Germain ↑ 9'
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18
Daiki Suga ↑ 61'
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13
Naoto Arai ↑ 61'
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Tolgay Arslan ↑ 62'
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Mutsuki Kato ↑ 76'
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Coach Michael SkibbeFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Hokuto Shimoda ↓ Kanji Kuwayama 89'
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20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Sang-ho Na 64'
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11
Asahi Masuyama ↓ Kotaro Hayashi 81'
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Keiya Sento 81'
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Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 64'
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Bench
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- 13
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Keiya Sento ↑ 81'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 64'
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10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 64'
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Kotaro Hayashi ↑ 81'
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Kanji Kuwayama ↑ 89'
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Coach Go Kuroda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tolgay Arslan 2 Yuki Soma 2 Yuki Ohashi 2 Mutsuki Kato 1 Sota Nakamura 1 Ju-sung Kim 1 Makoto Mitsuta 1 Goncalo Paciencia 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-10-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-09-23 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima WFC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-10-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-09-27 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-08-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.53Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 28% 72% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 77%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 45%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Machida Zelvia 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 6.4%1 – 2 6.2%3 – 1 6.1%1 – 0 5.6%3 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 4.3%0 – 0 4.3%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 15% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 20% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 14% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 24% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.