Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Tōkyō

Sat 30 Jul 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tōkyō

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2022-03-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō 2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L
17 Jul	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
10 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
06 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–3	L
02 Jul	Júbilo Iwata	H	3–0	W
29 Jun	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
17 Jul	Júbilo Iwata	H	2–0	W
10 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	L
06 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W
02 Jul	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	D
26 Jun	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–5	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

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

85% 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

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

FC Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo has kicked off!
5' Masato Morishige, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' FC Tokyo have won 428 goals from 450 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Taishi Matsumoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tokyo tonight.
20' Japan international Keigo Higashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' What a strike from Tsukasa Morishima! The score is 1-0.
41' Tsukasa Morishima does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
46' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past FC Tokyo's compact .
51' A quiet spell here at . FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Hirotaka Mita is replaced by Luiz Phellype.
65' 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.
67' Diego Oliveira makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Tokyo are in front.
67' The whistle greets Nassim Ben Khalifa as he departs to be replaced by Junior Santos.
72' Keita Yamashita is replacing Diego Oliveira for the FC Tokyo side.
77' The 23-year-old Kuryu Matsuki has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Makoto Mitsuta has done his job and it is now time for Ezequiel to step up.
83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
85' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 85 minute. Shunki Higashi leaves to be changed by Yusuke Chajima.
88' Seiji Kimura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 88 minute.
Full Time. FC Tokyo beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 78'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
27
Takumu Kawamura ↓ Yuta Imazu 85'
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Yusuke Chajima 85'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Junior Santos 67'
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
15
Tomoya Fujii
39
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Ezequiel 78'

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 78'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 67'
22
Goro Kawanami
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 78'
16
Yuya Asano
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 85'
33
Yuta Imazu ↑ 85'

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Luiz Phellype ↑ 60'
47
Seiji Kimura ↑ 88'
15
Adailton ↑ 60'
1
Tsuyoshi Kodama
35
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 72'
19
Keita Yamashita ↑ 72'
28
Junya Suzuki

Coach Albert Puig

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2022-07-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-07-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2022-07-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-07-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2022-06-29 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

FC Tōkyō Form

2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2022-07-17 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2022-07-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2022-07-06 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-07-02 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-06-26 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 FC Tōkyō xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw23% FC Tōkyō37%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

64%

Draw or FC Tōkyō

60%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw38% FC Tōkyō27%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

1 – 0

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	18%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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