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

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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FC Tokyo

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

Overview

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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 Tokyo	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 Tokyo

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2021-05-30 FC Tokyo 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-12-12 FC Tokyo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tokyo 2019-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Nov	FC Tokyo	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 Tokyo

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 Tokyo
#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

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Tokyo

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host FC Tōkyō — let the battle begin!
5' FC Tōkyō seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Manato Shinada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
12' What a moment for Tsukasa Shiotani! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kentaro Sawada might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' 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.
37' Tsuyoshi Watanabe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' 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.
47' It’s high time Kentaro Sawada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' Yusuke Chajima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki on 51 minute.
56' The 28-year-old Go Hatano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
58' Goal! Adailton scores his 47 goal in 278 matches.
63' Kensuke Nagai gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Keigo Higashi and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Ezequiel has done his job and it is now time for Junior Santos to step up.
71' The whistle greets Adailton as he departs to be replaced by Kazuya Konno.
76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
81' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yuki Nogami has done his job and it is now time for Jelani Sumiyoshi to step up.
83' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Shuto Abe has done his job and it is now time for Manato Shinada to step up.
86' Kazuya Konno puts FC Tokyo on the lead.
Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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
Adailton	3
Tsukasa Morishima	3
Tolgay Arslan	3
Hotaka Nakamura	2
Shuto Abe	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Diego Oliveira	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

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