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

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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

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Sagan Tosu FC — let the battle begin!
5' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 279 games and scored 293 goals.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' 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.
30' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Hayato Araki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Kosei Shibasaki is replacing Yuya Asano for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
71' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Toshihiro Aoyama has done his job and it is now time for Takumu Kawamura to step up.
78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuya Asano made 348 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' Japan international Kei Koizumi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
The final score is 0-0.

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
Pieros Sotiriou	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Takumu Kawamura	1
Toshihiro Aoyama	1
Shunki Higashi	1
Tsukasa Shiotani	1
Yuya Asano	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.