Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tōkyō 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Oct FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–0 D 04 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D 28 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L 23 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W 20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W 15 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Tōkyō #4 Position #12 30 Points 37 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 41 Scored 55 33 Conceded 42 +8 GD +13 1.67 PPG 2.06 56% Win % 72% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō.
- 5' 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.
- 10' FC Tōkyō 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.
- 15' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' 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.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Takahiro Ko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keisuke Osako, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' Alexander Scholz was booked on 45.
- 46' Sota Nakamura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoto Arai on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' Leon Nozawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Guilherme on 62 minute.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Masato Morishige. He receives a card.
- 69' Yuto Nagatomo is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 70' Daiki Suga is replacing Mutsuki Kato for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 75' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 75 minute. Shuto Nakano leaves to be changed by Naoki Maeda.
- 80' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Hayao Kawabe departs to be replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita.
- 85' The whistle greets Keita Endo as he departs to be replaced by Taiyo Yamaguchi.
- 89' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kein Sato is replaced by Soma Anzai on 89 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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Valere Germain ↓ Tolgay Arslan 46'
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- 19
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Kosuke Kinoshita 80'
- 33
- 4
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13
Naoto Arai ↓ Sota Nakamura 46'
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15
Shuto Nakano ↓ Naoki Maeda 75'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Daiki Suga 70'
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Bench
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18
Daiki Suga ↑ 70'
- 3
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 75'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 80'
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 46'
- 32
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39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 46'
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Coach Michael SkibbeFC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
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- 3
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10
Keigo Higashi ↓ Kei Koizumi 62'
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22
Keita Endo ↓ Taiyo Yamaguchi 85'
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- 24
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Marcos Guilherme ↓ Leon Nozawa 62'
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- 81
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16
Kein Sato ↓ Soma Anzai 89'
Bench
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39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 89'
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37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 62'
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- 30
- 32
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Soma Anzai ↑ 89'
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28
Leon Nozawa ↑ 62'
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88
Taiyo Yamaguchi ↑ 85'
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 5 Tolgay Arslan 3 Adailton 3 Tsukasa Morishima 3 Shuto Abe 2 Hayao Kawabe 2 Diego Oliveira 2 Hayato Araki 2 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 FC Tōkyō xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.55Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 72%Draw or FC Tōkyō 52%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.8%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 6.8%2 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 5.6%3 – 1 5.5%1 – 0 5.1%3 – 2 4.4%0 – 0 Actual0 – 1 3.9%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Tōkyō covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 19% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 15% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 21% ✗FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 15% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

