Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Oita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 – 1

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Oita FC Trinita

Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Hokuto Shimoda

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Oita FC Trinita — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Oita FC Trinita 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Oita FC Trinita

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Oita FC Trinita 2021-03-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-09-23 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Oita FC Trinita 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Oita FC Trinita

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
11 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D

Oita FC Trinita

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
25 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L
21 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–5	L
09 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
27 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds EDION Stadium Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Oita FC Trinita.
5' It’s high time Tomohiro Katanosaka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
9' Naoki Nomura puts Oita FC Trinita on the lead.
14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
19' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yoshifumi Kashiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Yuki Kagawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
29' What an equalizer from Ezequiel!
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hokuto Shimoda.
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
46' Time for substitution for Oita FC Trinita. Asahi Masuyama is replaced by Rei Matsumoto.
49' What a strike from Hayato Araki! The score is 2-1.
54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' 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.
60' Oita FC Trinita manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroto Goya is hanging Kohei Isa on the field on 60 minute.
64' Junior Santos is replacing Douglas Vieira for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
70' Shun Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Fujimoto on 70 minute.
73' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 73 minute. Kodai Dohi leaves to be changed by Rhayner.
76' What a strike from Junior Santos! The score is 3-1.
77' Goal! Junior Santos scores his 40 goal in 266 matches.
80' Time for substitution for Oita FC Trinita. Yuki Kobayashi is replaced by Katsunori Ueebisu.
82' Junior Santos makes a hat-trick on 82.
87' The whistle greets Tsukasa Morishima as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Asano.
88' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Tomoya Fujii on 88 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Oita FC Trinita.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Rhayner ↑ 73'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 64'
1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 87'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 88'
33
Yuta Imazu ↑ 73'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Oita FC Trinita Lineups

Starting XI

11
Hokuto Shimoda
39
Asahi Masuyama ↓ Rei Matsumoto 46'
3
Yuto Misao
4
Keisuke Saka
6
Yuki Kobayashi ↓ Katsunori Ueebisu 80'
2
Yuki Kagawa ↓ Tsukasa Umesaki 70'
1
Shun Takagi
13
Kohei Isa ↓ Hiroto Goya 60'
10
Naoki Nomura
18
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Shun Nagasawa 70'
14
Henrique Trevisan

Bench

22
William Popp
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 70'
27
Tsukasa Umesaki ↑ 70'
7
Rei Matsumoto ↑ 46'
33
Hiroto Goya ↑ 60'
31
Matheus Pereira
19
Katsunori Ueebisu ↑ 80'

Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Junior Santos	3
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	1
Naoki Nomura	1
Kazushi Mitsuhira	1
Yuya Takazawa	1
Tsukasa Morishima	1
Toshihiro Aoyama	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Oita FC Trinita Form

2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-08-25 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2021-08-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-08-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–1 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-08-09 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-07-27 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Oita FC Trinita L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.97 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Oita FC Trinita xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima59% Draw23% Oita FC Trinita18%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

82%

Draw or Oita FC Trinita

41%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Oita FC Trinita

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw43% Oita FC Trinita15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Oita FC Trinita covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Oita FC Trinita keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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