Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo #7 Position #2 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 Tokyo this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a card on 15.
- 20' 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.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' FC Tokyo receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Naoto Arai is replaced by Sota Nakamura.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keita Endo suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' Leon Nozawa is replacing Marcos Guilherme for the FC Tokyo side.
- 67' Masato Morishige was booked on 67.
- 69' It’s gonna be a card for Yuto Nagatomo.
- 70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Suga is hanging Mutsuki Kato on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shuto Nakano is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
- 80' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita on 80 minute.
- 85' Taiyo Yamaguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keita Endo on 85 minute.
- 89' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kein Sato departs to be replaced by Soma Anzai.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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98
Valere Germain ↓ Tolgay Arslan 46'
- 9
- 19
- 1
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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'
- 37
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'
- 25
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 46'
- 32
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39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 46'
- 26
Coach Michael SkibbeFC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 3
- 2
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10
Keigo Higashi ↓ Kei Koizumi 62'
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22
Keita Endo ↓ Taiyo Yamaguchi 85'
- 8
- 24
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40
Marcos Guilherme ↓ Leon Nozawa 62'
- 14
- 81
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16
Kein Sato ↓ Soma Anzai 89'
Bench
- 99
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39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 89'
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37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 62'
- 13
- 30
- 32
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7
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 Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo 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 -
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 52%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet 15% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.