Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

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 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-17 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Nov	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
07 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
03 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–4	L
23 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–2	L
03 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–2	L
06 Nov	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–8	L
03 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	4–0	W
23 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
02 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	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

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' The wait is over. Sanfrecce Hiroshima get us underway at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
5' Takuto Hayashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shinichi Morishita will be considering his options from the bench.
12' The Japan Tsukasa Shiotani breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 1-0!
17' Yojiro Takahagi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' 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.
32' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Kosei Shibasaki trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Chajima on 51 minutes.
56' 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.
58' A goal from the Brazil international Adailton! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-1!
63' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kensuke Nagai is hanging Keigo Higashi on the field on 63 minute.
66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Junior Santos is hanging Ezequiel on the field on 66 minute.
71' The supporters are chanting for Kazuya Konno. He replaces Adailton on 71 minute.
76' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yuya Asano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
81' Jelani Sumiyoshi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Nogami at the 81 minute mark.
83' FC Tokyo make a change. Shuto Abe trudges off to be replaced by Manato Shinada on 83 minutes.
86' The Japan Kazuya Konno breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 1-2!
It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

37
Junior Santos ↑ 66'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 66'
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 81'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 51'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↑ 81'

Coach Kentaro Sawada

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Manato Shinada ↑ 83'
11
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 63'
1
Tsuyoshi Kodama
38
Kazuya Konno ↑ 71'
37
Hotaka Nakamura ↑ 71'
34
Rio Omori
28
Junya Suzuki

Coach Shinichi Morishita

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

2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-11-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W

FC Tokyo Form

2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2021-11-20 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-11-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 8–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 FC Tokyo xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima43% Draw24% FC Tokyo33%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

66%

Draw or FC Tokyo

57%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw36% FC Tokyo28%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

2 – 0

3.9%

3 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	FC Tokyo covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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