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

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Kyoto 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

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Kyoto 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 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
23 Aug	Tokyo 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

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
30 Aug	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	5–0	W
24 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	4–0	W
16 Aug	Tokyo 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		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' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Leo Gomes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
20' Satoshi Tanaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 418 appearances.
25' Kyoto Sanga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyoto Sanga FC backline.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kyoto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Naoki Maeda exits the field as Kosuke Kinoshita enters on 46.
51' Mutsuki Kato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
56' The crowd applauds Shohei Takeda as he leaves the pitch. Leo Gomes steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
61' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 61 minute. Mutsuki Kato leaves to be changed by Valere Germain.
63' Sho Sasaki does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Papagaio.
72' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Marco Tulio.
76' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Ryuma Nakano on, Shimpei Fukuoka off on 76 minutes.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marco Tulio on 86 minutes.
86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Ryo Germain trudges off to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe on 86 minutes.
88' Papagaio makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Kyoto Sanga FC are in front.
90' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hayato Araki is hanging Yotaro Nakajima on the field on 90 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior
98
Valere Germain ↑ 61'
6
Hayao Kawabe ↑ 86'
17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 46'
4
Hayato Araki ↑ 90'
13
Naoto Arai ↑ 90'
26
Min-ki Jeong
37
Ju-sung Kim
45
Shimon Kobayashi

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Papagaio
14
Taichi Hara
39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Marco Tulio 72'
50
Yoshinori Suzuki
24
Yuta Miyamoto
16
Shohei Takeda ↓ Leo Gomes 56'
44
Kyo Sato
10
Shimpei Fukuoka ↓ Ryuma Nakano 76'
26
Gakuji Ota
27
Fuki Yamada ↓ Masaya Okugawa 46'
22
Hidehiro Sugai ↓ Shinnosuke Fukuda 56'

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Makoto Mitsuta	1
Kosuke Taketomi	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Tokyo 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

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyoto Sanga FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw27% Kyoto 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 Kyoto Sanga FC

56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kyoto Sanga FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw43% Kyoto Sanga FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

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	Kyoto 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% ✓

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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