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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 – 1
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Sat 21 May 2022 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Tawiah

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League .

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

4
2
4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–1 W
13 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
07 May Kashima Antlers H 3–0 W
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
17 Apr Júbilo Iwata A 2–2 D
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–3 L
14 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
07 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
03 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
17 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 2–0 W

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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% 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
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/7
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sanfrecce Hiroshima launch into their encounter with Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 5' Makoto Mitsuta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 10' Rikito Inoue is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kyoto Sanga FC so far.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kwi-Jea Cho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Kosuke Taketomi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kwi-Jea Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Junior Santos doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 435 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kosuke Taketomi makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Takumi Miyayoshi is replaced by Yuta Toyokawa.
  • 51' Shogo Asada, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Tawiah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Goal! Nassim Ben Khalifa scores his 8 goal in 3 matches.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Shimpei Fukuoka. He replaces Sota Kawasaki on 68 minute.
  • 73' 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.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Yoshifumi Kashiwa is replaced by Shunki Higashi on 77 minute.
  • 78' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Nassim Ben Khalifa departs to be replaced by Kosei Shibasaki.
  • 83' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Junior Santos has done his job and it is now time for Ryo Nagai to step up.
  • 84' Junior Santos makes way for Ryo Nagai at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 88' Yoichi Naganuma gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Gakuto Notsuda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoto Arai 3
Papagaio 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Yusuke Chajima 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2
Shogo Asada 1
Sota Nakamura 1

Head to Head

2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Júbilo Iwata 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-05-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-05-07 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2022-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2022-04-17 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima63% Draw20% Kyoto Sanga FC17%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
83%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
37%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyoto Sanga FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw36% Kyoto Sanga FC16%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
4 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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