Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1 – 2

Full Time

FC Tokyo

Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 13,801 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Hotaka Nakamura

0–2 28' Shuto Abe

Tsukasa Morishima 38' 1–2

Y 2' Hotaka Nakamura

Shunki Higashi 12' Y

Takumu Kawamura 50' Y

Y 86' Masato Morishige

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)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

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

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2022-03-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2021-05-30 FC Tokyo 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	FC Tokyo	H	1–2	L
15 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
09 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
15 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D
01 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L
18 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D
12 Mar	Yokohama FC	H	3–1	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō has kicked off!
2' A moment of madness from Hotaka Nakamura on 2 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
5' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hotaka Nakamura makes no mistake. 0-1!
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
12' Shunki Higashi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
17' Brazil international Henrique Trevisan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryoma Watanabe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
28' GOAL! Shuto Abe fires home to make it 0-2!
33' Gakuto Notsuda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 275 appearances.
38' What a moment for Tsukasa Morishima! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
39' Against the run of play, Tsukasa Morishima has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. FC Tōkyō seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 46 minute. Nassim Ben Khalifa leaves to be changed by Douglas Vieira.
50' That is a Yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takumu Kawamura will be fuming at that decision.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' It’s high time Albert Puig made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' Ezequiel gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Gakuto Notsuda and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Kashif Bangunagande gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Teruhito Nakagawa and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's 4-2-3-1 shape.
75' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Diego Oliveira has done his job and it is now time for Adailton to step up.
76' The whistle greets Hotaka Nakamura as he departs to be replaced by Yuto Nagatomo.
78' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Pieros Sotiriou.
82' Keigo Higashi is replacing Ryoma Watanabe for the FC Tokyo side.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Masato Morishige on 85 minutes.
86' FC Tokyo receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Ezequiel 62'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Takumu Kawamura
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 78'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 46'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
11
Makoto Mitsuta
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Shuto Nakano 62'

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 62'
22
Goro Kawanami
3
Taichi Yamasaki
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 78'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 46'
16
Takaaki Shichi
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 62'

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Masato Morishige
9
Diego Oliveira ↓ Adailton 75'
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↓ Kashif Bangunagande 67'
37
Kei Koizumi
4
Yasuki Kimoto
8
Shuto Abe
27
Jakub Slowik
2
Hotaka Nakamura ↓ Yuto Nagatomo 75'
11
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Keigo Higashi 82'
7
Kuryu Matsuki
17
Shuhei Tokumoto ↓ Henrique Trevisan 82'

Bench

22
Perotti
5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 75'
49
Kashif Bangunagande ↑ 67'
10
Keigo Higashi ↑ 82'
15
Adailton ↑ 75'
41
Taishi Nozawa
44
Henrique Trevisan ↑ 82'
22
Pedro Perotti

Coach Albert Puig

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

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-04-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

FC Tokyo Form

2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo W 2023-04-15 FC Tokyo 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-04-09 FC Tokyo 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2023-04-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2023-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2023-03-12 FC Tokyo 3–1 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 FC Tokyo xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw25% FC Tokyo37%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

63%

Draw or FC Tokyo

62%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw40% FC Tokyo30%

Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	FC Tokyo covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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