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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 Ōita 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
62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
23% 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
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/4
46-60
6/3
61-75
8/1
76+
7/5
■ 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
Kashiwa Reysol
Yusuke Segawa 7 G 2 A
Hinata Yamauchi 5 G
Yoshio Koizumi 4 G 5 A
Keita Endo 4 G 1 A
Tojiro Kubo 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at EDION Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol.
  • 5' Kashiwa Reysol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ataru Esaka, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Tsukasa Morishima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' Michael Olunga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Hiroto Goya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nelson Baptista might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' Sho Sasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Kodai Dohi trudges off to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama on 57 minutes.
  • 62' It’s high time Nelson Baptista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yuya Asano has done his job and it is now time for Yoshifumi Kashiwa to step up.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Kashiwa Reysol! Yusuke Kobayashi comes on to replace Hidekazu Otani.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kashiwa Reysol's compact .
  • 74' The Kashiwa Reysol bench stirs into life. Ataru Esaka is withdrawn and Hayato Nakama gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Tomoya Fujii.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Mao Hosoya. He replaces Hiroto Goya on 81 minute.
  • 86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashiwa Reysol players.

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 Ōita 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.