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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0 – 1
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League at EDION Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai

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

7
4
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-09-19 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-10-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-04-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-02-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
12 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
28 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D
25 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
21 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
14 Nov Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
12 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec Oita FC Trinita H 1–1 D
05 Dec Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
01 Dec Vegalta Sendai A 2–0 W
25 Nov Kashima Antlers A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashiwa Reysol
#4 Position #17
30 Points 20
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
41 Scored 24
33 Conceded 25
+8 GD -1
1.67 PPG 1.11
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to EDION Stadium that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol.
  • 5' Taiyo Koga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashiwa Reysol so far.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Michael Olunga doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashiwa Reysol's shape.
  • 27' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Tsukasa Morishima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 47' Kashiwa Reysol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 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 Hayato Araki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Kodai Dohi has done his job and it is now time for Toshihiro Aoyama to step up.
  • 62' Yusuke Segawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashiwa Reysol tonight.
  • 66' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 66 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
  • 68' The whistle greets Hidekazu Otani as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Kobayashi.
  • 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
  • 74' The whistle greets Ataru Esaka as he departs to be replaced by Hayato Nakama.
  • 79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoya Fujii is hanging Shunki Higashi on the field on 79 minute.
  • 81' The Kashiwa Reysol manager makes a substitution. Hiroto Goya departs to be replaced by Mao Hosoya.
  • 86' With 6 assists to his name this season, Shunki Higashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Baptista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Vieira 7
Kaito Mori 2
Junya Ito 2
Michael Olunga 2
Junya Ito 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Tomoya Inukai 1
Kengo Kitazume 1

Head to Head

2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-09-19 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-10-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-04-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-02-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-12-12 FC Tokyo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-11-25 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-11-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Oita FC Trinita D 2020-12-05 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-12-01 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-11-25 Kashima Antlers 1–4 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashiwa Reysol 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima31% Draw30% Kashiwa Reysol39%
Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
61%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
69%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashiwa Reysol
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima23% Draw50% Kashiwa Reysol27%
Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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