Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Fri 12 Sep 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Papagaio
Y 86' Marco Tulio
Y 90' Gakuji Ota

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyōto Sanga FC — 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 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

5
2
4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-03-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
23 Aug Tōkyō Verdy A 3–0 W
20 Aug Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
16 Aug Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
10 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
30 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC H 5–0 W
24 Aug FC Tōkyō A 4–0 W
16 Aug Tōkyō Verdy H 1–0 W
10 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
21 Jul Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyōto 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
62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 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
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ 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
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyōto Sanga FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Masaya Okugawa, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Kyōto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The travelling Kyōto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Shimpei Fukuoka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taichi Hara made 449 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyōto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kosuke Kinoshita is hanging Naoki Maeda on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Leo Gomes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shohei Takeda at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Mutsuki Kato exits the field as Valere Germain enters on 61.
  • 63' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sho Sasaki on 63.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Papagaio on 67.
  • 72' Taiki Hirato makes way for Marco Tulio at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Shimpei Fukuoka as he leaves the pitch. Ryuma Nakano steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 81' 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 Shuto Nakano suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Marco Tulio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 86' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Ryo Germain is withdrawn and Hayao Kawabe gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Papagaio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' That is a card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Gakuji Ota will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Hayato Araki. He replaces Yotaro Nakajima on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-03-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Tōkyō Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2025-08-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-08-30 Kyōto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyōto Sanga FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw27% Kyōto Sanga FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
70%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
56%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyōto Sanga FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw43% Kyōto Sanga FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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