Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 09:30 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Hayao Kawabe 29' Y
Douglas Vieira 90' Y

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 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

5
6
7
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo 2024-03-02 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-28 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Tokyo H 3–2 W
25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
17 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
07 Aug Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W
21 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 4–1 W
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–3 L
24 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–3 L
17 Aug Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
11 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
07 Aug Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
20 Jul Kashima Antlers A 1–2 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
62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
85% 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
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō get this one started.
  • 5' Brilliant from the midfielder! Tolgay Arslan makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 5.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Cklamovski might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosuke Shirai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 29' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hayao Kawabe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' Tolgay Arslan doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keisuke Osako suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Tsukasa Shiotani on 56 minute.
  • 61' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Masato Morishige has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' GOAL! Tolgay Arslan fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 64' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Keita Endo comes on to replace Ryotaro Araki.
  • 66' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Tolgay Arslan exits the field as Douglas Vieira enters on 66.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa. He replaces Diego Oliveira on 71 minute.
  • 76' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Assisted by Kota Tawaratsumida with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' Keigo Higashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Douglas Vieira argues furiously but the card stands.
  • It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tōkyō share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

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

2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo 2024-03-02 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-28 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo W 2024-08-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2024-08-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-08-07 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-07-21 Sagan Tosu FC 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

FC Tokyo Form

2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2024-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-08-11 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-08-07 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2024-07-20 Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.47 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima55% Draw20% FC Tokyo25%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.29
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
76%
Draw or FC Tokyo
45%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw36% FC Tokyo24%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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