Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Hayao Kawabe 13' Y
Y 51' Shota Fujio
Y 62' Ibrahim Dresevic
Y 70' Ryohei Shirasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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

4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-04-03 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep FC Machida Zelvia H 2–0 W
22 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 6–2 W
14 Sep Kashima Antlers A 2–2 D
31 Aug FC Tōkyō H 3–2 W
25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
17 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
21 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D
14 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 3–0 W
31 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D
25 Aug Albirex Niigata A 0–0 D
17 Aug Jubilo Iwata H 4–0 W

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 history
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 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
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Machida Zelvia.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Goncalo Paciencia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Kotaro Hayashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 143 appearances.
  • 13' The referee has no hesitation. Hayao Kawabe is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — card on 13.
  • 18' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' Mutsuki Kato is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' The FC Machida Zelvia manager makes a substitution. Se-hun Oh departs to be replaced by Daiki Sugioka.
  • 51' Shota Fujio is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a card for Ibrahim Dresevic.
  • 63' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 63 minute. Tolgay Arslan leaves to be changed by Naoto Arai.
  • 67' Erik has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sang-ho Na on 67 minute.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Ryohei Shirasaki argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Machida Zelvia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Ryohei Shirasaki trudges off to be replaced by Hokuto Shimoda on 83 minutes.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Pieros Sotiriou is replacing Douglas Vieira for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sanfrecce Hiroshima take all three points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tolgay Arslan 2
Yuki Soma 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Makoto Mitsuta 1
Goncalo Paciencia 1
Mutsuki Kato 1
Sota Nakamura 1
Ju-sung Kim 1

Head to Head

2024-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-04-03 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tōkyō W 2024-08-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2024-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-09-21 FC Machida Zelvia 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2024-09-14 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-08-31 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-08-25 Albirex Niigata 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-08-17 FC Machida Zelvia 4–0 Jubilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima57% Draw22% FC Machida Zelvia21%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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
79%
Draw or FC Machida Zelvia
43%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Machida Zelvia
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima41% Draw39% FC Machida Zelvia20%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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