Saturday , 15 August 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Fri 17 Oct 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Keigo Higashi
Y 45' Alexander Scholz
Y 67' Masato Morishige
Y 69' Yuto Nagatomo

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
2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct FC Tokyo H 0–0 D
04 Oct FC Machida Zelvia H 2–1 W
27 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W
23 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D
12 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–0 D
04 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
28 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–3 L
23 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
15 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Keigo Higashi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 15.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tokyo's shape.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Naoto Arai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Alexander Scholz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Sota Nakamura comes on to replace Naoto Arai.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rikizo Matsuhashi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Leon Nozawa gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Marcos Guilherme and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Masato Morishige is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 67.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a card for Yuto Nagatomo.
  • 70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Suga is hanging Mutsuki Kato on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Shuto Nakano trudges off to be replaced by Naoki Maeda on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Kosuke Kinoshita comes on to replace Hayao Kawabe.
  • 85' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Taiyo Yamaguchi comes on to replace Keita Endo.
  • 89' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soma Anzai is hanging Kein Sato on the field on 89 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and FC Tokyo share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

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

2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2025-10-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-09-23 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

FC Tokyo Form

2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2025-09-28 FC Tokyo 2–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2025-09-23 FC Tokyo 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2025-09-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw23% FC Tokyo29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Tokyo
52%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or FC Tokyo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw40% FC Tokyo25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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