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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō — J. League .

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

5
6
7
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-16 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-10-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
15 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Kashima Antlers H 3–1 W
25 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
15 Aug Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
15 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
02 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
26 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
19 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–3 L
15 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L

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 history
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (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 Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō.
  • 5' Sotan Tanabe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's shape.
  • 20' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Toshihiro Aoyama has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Takuya Wada, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Sho Inagaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Patric is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Adailton 3
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Tolgay Arslan 3
Shuto Abe 2
Hayao Kawabe 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Hayato Araki 2

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-16 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-10-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 FC Tōkyō

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

FC Tōkyō Form

2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-09-02 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-08-26 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2018-08-19 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–2 FC Tōkyō L 2018-08-15 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima47% Draw22% FC Tōkyō31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
53%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw37% FC Tōkyō27%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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