Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 13,801 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Hotaka Nakamura
0–2 28' Shuto Abe
Tsukasa Morishima 38' 1–2
Y 2' Hotaka Nakamura
Shunki Higashi 12' Y
Takumu Kawamura 50' Y
Y 86' Masato Morishige

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
  • Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

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

5
6
7
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L
15 Apr Yokohama FC A 3–0 W
09 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
19 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
12 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
15 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
09 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–2 D
01 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
12 Mar Yokohama FC H 3–1 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 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' That's the starting whistle at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo.
  • 2' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hotaka Nakamura.
  • 5' Hotaka Nakamura makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Tokyo are in front.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' With 2 assists to his name this season, Kashif Bangunagande is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 22' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' Goal! Shuto Abe scores his 14 goal in 450 matches.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' Tsukasa Morishima has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 39' Tsukasa Morishima adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Douglas Vieira. He replaces Nassim Ben Khalifa on 46 minute.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takumu Kawamura.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Gakuto Notsuda exits the field as Ezequiel enters on 62.
  • 67' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Teruhito Nakagawa has done his job and it is now time for Kashif Bangunagande to step up.
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 75 minute. Diego Oliveira leaves to be changed by Adailton.
  • 76' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuto Nagatomo is hanging Hotaka Nakamura on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Shunki Higashi trudges off to be replaced by Pieros Sotiriou on 78 minutes.
  • 82' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Ryoma Watanabe is withdrawn and Keigo Higashi gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Masato Morishige picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Masato Morishige on 86 minutes earns him a card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 FC Tokyo.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-04-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2023-04-15 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-04-09 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-04-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2023-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2023-03-12 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw25% FC Tōkyō37%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
62%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tōkyō
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw40% FC Tōkyō30%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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