Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 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 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
27 Nov	FC Tokyo	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
07 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
03 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–4	L
23 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–2	L

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
27 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
20 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
07 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	0–0	D
23 Oct	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds EDION Stadium Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu FC.
5' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Nanasei Iino, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Sagan Tosu FC 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.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Toshihiro Aoyama made 335 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Japan international Yoshifumi Kashiwa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' Hwang Seokho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayato Araki, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium Hiroshima with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
45' Kei Koizumi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
50' Shun Ayukawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 56 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Kosei Shibasaki.
61' 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.
66' 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.
71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' The whistle greets Toshihiro Aoyama as he departs to be replaced by Takumu Kawamura.
78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Takumu Kawamura 73'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
16
Yuya Asano ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 56'
15
Tomoya Fujii
23
Shun Ayukawa ↓ Junior Santos 73'

Bench

14
Ezequiel
37
Junior Santos ↑ 73'
38
Keisuke Osako
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 56'
27
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 73'
24
Shunki Higashi

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Pieros Sotiriou	2
Taishi Matsumoto	1
Yuji Takahashi	1
Taisei Miyashiro	1
Yuki Ohashi	1
Yuji Takahashi	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-02-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-11-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-11-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-02-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-11-27 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-11-20 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-11-03 Yokohama FC 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-10-23 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.98 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw34% Sagan Tosu FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

71%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

63%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Sagan Tosu FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima24% Draw57% Sagan Tosu FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 0

2.4%

3 – 1

2.1%

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	22%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	18%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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