Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 – 1

Full Time

Kyoto Sanga FC

Sun 4 Jun 2023 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 14,678 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yusuke Chajima 59' 1–0

1–1 69' Yuta Toyokawa

Yusuke Chajima 71' 2–1

Takumu Kawamura 90+3' 3–1

Sho Sasaki 64' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

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

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Assistant 1 Hiroyuki Igarashi
Assistant 2

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 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W
31 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
27 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
20 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
13 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–2	L
07 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–1	W

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L
27 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L
19 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L
14 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
07 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–4	L
03 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–1	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC is underway.
5' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Takumu Kawamura, a Japan midfielder, has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Kyoto Sanga FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' 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.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's 4-1-2-3 shape.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 166 games and scored 195 goals.
46' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Taishi Matsumoto is replaced by Ezequiel on 46 minute.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
59' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yusuke Chajima on 59.
64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sho Sasaki on 64 minutes.
65' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Temma Matsuda by Fuki Yamada on 65 minute.
66' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 66 minute. Kazunari Ichimi leaves to be changed by Patric.
69' What a moment for Yuta Toyokawa! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yusuke Chajima makes it 2-1.
76' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Shuto Nakano on, Yusuke Chajima off on 76 minutes.
78' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yudai Kimura is hanging Yuta Toyokawa on the field on 78 minute.
83' Gakuto Notsuda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
87' The crowd applauds Rikito Inoue as he leaves the pitch. Daigo Araki steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
88' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Taichi Yamasaki on, Gakuto Notsuda off on 88 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Douglas Vieira is replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
90' Brilliant from the midfielder! Takumu Kawamura makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 90.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 88'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Shunki Higashi 46'
10
Tsukasa Morishima
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Ezequiel 46'
8
Takumu Kawamura
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 90'
4
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Shuto Nakano 76'
2
Jelani Sumiyoshi

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 46'
22
Goro Kawanami
3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 88'
30
Kosei Shibasaki
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↑ 90'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 76'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

9
Patric ↑ 66'
8
Daigo Araki ↑ 87'
19
Daiki Kaneko
1
Tomoya Wakahara
15
Yudai Kimura ↑ 78'
25
Teppei Yachida ↑ 65'
27
Fuki Yamada ↑ 65'

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Junior Santos	1
Akito Suzuki	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.61 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima66% Draw19% Kyoto Sanga FC15%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

85%

Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC

34%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyoto Sanga FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima50% Draw36% Kyoto Sanga FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	20%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Clean Sheet