Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 – 0

Full Time

Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Daiki Suga 48' 1–0

Akito Suzuki 78' 2–0

Mutsuki Kato 82' 3–0

Y 31' Kyo Sato

Sebastien Haller 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-05-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-03-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–0	W
11 Oct	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
12 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	6–1	W
06 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–3	L
02 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–0	W

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
10 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W
11 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L
06 Sep	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Kyoto Sanga FC
#4	Position	#8
30	Points	23
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
41	Scored	32
33	Conceded	39
+8	GD	-7
1.67	PPG	1.28
56%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

56% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

5/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/7

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	8 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC is underway.
5' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Takaaki Shichi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kyoto Sanga FC's compact .
15' The 26-year-old Shunki Higashi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Pedro Mendes made 184 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's shape.
30' Daiki Suga, a Japan , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' Kyo Sato is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
48' Goal! Daiki Suga scores his 19 goal in 381 matches.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Tulio, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Alex Souza gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Ryuma Nakano and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Kyoto Sanga FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Mutsuki Kato comes on to replace Shun Ayukawa.
64' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Ju-sung Kim on, Daiki Suga off on 64 minutes.
67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
72' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Marco Tulio comes on to replace Takumi Kato.
73' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Takuma Asano on, Sebastien Haller off on 73 minutes.
78' Akito Suzuki adds to his 7 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
80' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuji Yonemoto is hanging Morooka Hiroto on the field on 80 minute.
82' A goal from the Japan international Mutsuki Kato! He fires home on 82 to make it 3-0!
86' The crowd applauds Akito Suzuki as he leaves the pitch. Takumu Kawamura steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

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Sebastien Haller ↓ Takuma Asano 73'
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Daiki Suga ↓ Ju-sung Kim 64'
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Keisuke Osako
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Hayao Kawabe
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Shunki Higashi
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Hayato Araki
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Shun Ayukawa ↓ Mutsuki Kato 63'
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Naoto Arai
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Akito Suzuki ↓ Takumu Kawamura 86'
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Shuto Nakano
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Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 63'

Bench

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Takuma Asano ↑ 73'
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Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 63'
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Takumu Kawamura ↑ 86'
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Yengi Kusini
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Issei Ouchi
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Sota Koshimichi
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Mutsuki Kato ↑ 63'
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Ju-sung Kim ↑ 64'
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Shimon Kobayashi

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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Marco Tulio ↑ 72'
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Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 80'
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Ryosuke Yamanaka
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Temma Matsuda ↑ 55'
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Weverton
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Joao Pedro Mendes ↑ 72'
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Gakuji Ota
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Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
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Alex Souza ↑ 55'

Coach Ranko Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Mutsuki Kato	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-10-11 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-19 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-10-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-09-19 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-09-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-09-06 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-09-02 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima67% Draw19% Kyōto Sanga FC14%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

86%

Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC

33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyōto Sanga FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima51% Draw36% Kyōto Sanga FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.6%

4 – 1

4 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	20%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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