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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 3 Jul 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Koji Murakami
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Hiromichi Oka
  • Referee Ryosuke Murai
  • Referee Kota Watanabe
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
6
3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D
19 Jun Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
30 May FC Tōkyō A 0–0 D
26 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D
23 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
15 May Tokushima Vortis H 0–1 L
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
23 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L
30 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
26 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D
22 May Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
15 May Ōita FC Trinita A 1–1 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sagan Tosu FC get us underway at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' 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 Yoshifumi Kashiwa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Ezequiel on, Yuya Asano off on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Yoshihiro Nakano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Junior Santos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
  • 63' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoya Koyamatsu is hanging Yoshihiro Nakano on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoya Fujii is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 73' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Keita Yamashita departs to be replaced by Ismael Dunga.
  • 76' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Ezequiel exits the field as Kosei Shibasaki enters on 76.
  • 81' Daichi Hayashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Ayumu Ohata is replaced by Shinya Nakano.
  • 85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Tsukasa Morishima trudges off to be replaced by Rhayner on 85 minutes.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keiya Sento made 306 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Makoto Mitsuta 2
Douglas Vieira 2
Pieros Sotiriou 2
Tsukasa Shiotani 1
Yuya Asano 1
Shuto Nakano 1
Noriyoshi Sakai 1
Marcelo Ryan 1

Head to Head

2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-05-30 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-15 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima46% Draw30% Sagan Tosu FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
76%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
54%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Sagan Tosu FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw54% Sagan Tosu FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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