Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Fri 17 Oct 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Keigo Higashi
Y 45' Alexander Scholz
Y 67' Masato Morishige
Y 69' Yuto Nagatomo

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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
2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2025-05-25 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-03-02 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
71% 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
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A
FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Keigo Higashi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tsukasa Shiotani made 83 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Alexander Scholz.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Naoto Arai has done his job and it is now time for Sota Nakamura to step up.
  • 51' Kein Sato is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Marcos Guilherme departs to be replaced by Leon Nozawa.
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Masato Morishige on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Yuto Nagatomo. He receives a card.
  • 70' Daiki Suga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mutsuki Kato at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoki Maeda is hanging Shuto Nakano on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Hayao Kawabe trudges off to be replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita on 80 minutes.
  • 85' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taiyo Yamaguchi is hanging Keita Endo on the field on 85 minute.
  • 89' Soma Anzai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kein Sato on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

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

2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2025-05-25 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tōkyō 2024-03-02 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

FC Tokyo Form

2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-09-28 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-09-23 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2025-09-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw23% FC Tokyo29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw40% FC Tokyo25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.