Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 0
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sun 19 Mar 2023 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 15,749 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tsukasa Shiotani 81' 1–0
Y 10' Keiya Shiihashi
Y 50' Jay-Roy Grot

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Shu Kawamata (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Assistant 2 Koji Morikawa

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 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō 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
2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-06-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
12 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
03 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 1–2 L
18 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D
05 Nov Sagan Tosu FC A 2–2 D
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
12 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 0–3 L
04 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
26 Feb FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
18 Feb Gamba Osaka H 2–2 D
05 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Kashiwa Reysol for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Kashiwa Reysol's compact 3-1-4-2.
  • 10' Keiya Shiihashi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The 27-year-old Kota Yamada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' It’s high time Nelsinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Japan international Shunki Higashi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jay-Roy Grot on 50 minutes.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Takaaki Shichi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Shuto Nakano. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima on 70 minute.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Kashiwa Reysol team. Keiya Shiihashi is replaced by Takuto Kato on 72 minute.
  • 77' Kashiwa Reysol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keiya Sento is hanging Mao Hosoya on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Takaaki Shichi has done his job and it is now time for Ezequiel to step up.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Tsukasa Shiotani gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashiwa Reysol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Takumi Tsuchiya as he leaves the pitch. Mohammad Farzan Sana steps in for Kashiwa Reysol.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelsinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Vieira 7
Michael Olunga 2
Junya Ito 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Kaito Mori 2
Junya Ito 2
Tomoya Fujii 1
Yuki Muto 1

Head to Head

2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-06-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-03 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-02-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Albirex Niigata L 2023-02-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2022-11-05 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2023-03-12 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-03-04 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2023-02-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2023-02-18 Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2022-11-05 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shonan Bellmare L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima56% Draw26% Kashiwa Reysol18%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
82%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
44%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashiwa Reysol
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw50% Kashiwa Reysol15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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