Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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FC Tōkyō

Wed 19 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 40' Diego Oliveira

Hayato Araki 54' Y

Yoshifumi Kashiwa 68' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Ushido Kosone

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tōkyō

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-17 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-04-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-04-25 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	3–3	D
15 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
09 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
18 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	3–3	D
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
09 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
01 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
22 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at EDION Stadium!
5' 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.
10' Douglas Vieira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
14' Yuki Nogami doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' What a moment for Diego Oliveira! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
22' FC Tokyo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shuto Abe on 22.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' What a moment for Hayato Araki! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Oliveira on 40 minutes.
45' Leandro has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Takuya Uchida on 46 minute.
51' The whistle greets Toshihiro Aoyama as he departs to be replaced by Rhayner.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hayato Araki on 54 minutes.
59' The 42-year-old Kosei Shibasaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Adailton gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Diego Oliveira and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
68' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Yoshifumi Kashiwa gets a Yellow card.
71' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yusuke Chajima departs to be replaced by Tomoya Fujii.
76' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium. FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Joan Oumari comes on to replace Leandro.
82' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Kosei Shibasaki on 82 minute.
86' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Shuto Abe is withdrawn and Hirotaka Mita gets his opportunity.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Rhayner 51'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 82'
8
Hayao Kawabe
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Shunki Higashi 71'
23
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Leandro Pereira 51'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Tomoya Fujii 71'

Bench

44
Rhayner ↑ 51'
39
Leandro Pereira ↑ 51'
1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 82'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 71'
3
Akira Ibayashi
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 71'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Akihiro Hayashi
49
Kashif Bangunagande
28
Takuya Uchida ↑ 46'
24
Taichi Hara
32
Joan Oumari ↑ 78'
7
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 86'
15
Adailton ↑ 61'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-08-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-08-01 Yokohama FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

FC Tokyo Form

2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-15 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 FC Tōkyō D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 FC Tokyo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima41% Draw23% FC Tokyo36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

64%

Draw or FC Tokyo

59%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima33% Draw36% FC Tokyo31%

Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.4%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	FC Tokyo covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	12%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	17%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	16%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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