Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-Varen Nagasaki, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hayato Shimizu
- Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W 05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L 22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L 18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 11 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 05 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–3 L 21 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 18 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 15 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima V-Varen Nagasaki #4 Position #9 30 Points 21 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 41 Scored 25 33 Conceded 33 +8 GD -8 1.67 PPG 1.17 56% Win % 39% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededV-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and V-Varen Nagasaki.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' GOAL! Akito Suzuki scores on 10. Assisted by Shunki Higashi
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' The referee calls foul for Diego Pituca. He receives a card.
- 30' V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eduardo is hanging Hayato Teruyama on the field on 30 minute.
- 35' 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.
- 38' V-Varen Nagasaki player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Ikki Arai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 48' 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.
- 52' What a strike from Mutsuki Kato! The score is 2-0.
- 57' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 61' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Shuto Nakano.
- 66' Time for substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki. Hijiri Onaga is replaced by Tsubasa Kasayanagi.
- 71' 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.
- 75' Ryogo Yamasaki is replacing Motoki Hasegawa for the V-Varen Nagasaki side.
- 77' Sota Nakamura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Akito Suzuki on 77 minute.
- 82' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Akito Suzuki scoring 1 goals.
- 87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taichi Yamasaki is hanging Hayao Kawabe on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Diego Pituca is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and V-Varen Nagasaki (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 14
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 87'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Shuto Nakano 61'
- 33
- 4
- 13
- 30
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10
Akito Suzuki ↓ Sota Nakamura 77'
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11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Yotaro Nakajima 77'
Bench
- 9
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3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 87'
- 41
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 61'
- 99
- 25
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15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 61'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 77'
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39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 77'
Coach Bartosch GaulV-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 22
- 23
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9
Thiago Santana ↓ Matheus Jesus 75'
- 21
- 50
- 5
- 29
- 13
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Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Norman Campbell 66'
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48
Hayato Teruyama ↓ Eduardo 30'
- 41
Bench
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4
Eduardo ↑ 30'
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10
Matheus Jesus ↑ 75'
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18
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 75'
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- 24
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11
Norman Campbell ↑ 66'
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- 34
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33
Tsubasa Kasayanagi ↑ 66'
Coach Takuya Takagi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Teerasil Dangda 2 Teerasil Dangda 2 Mutsuki Kato 1 Sho Sasaki 1 Sho Sasaki 1 Kosei Shibasaki 1 Kosei Shibasaki 1 Akito Suzuki 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima LV-Varen Nagasaki Form
2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-11 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-21 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-03-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-03-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.95 V-Varen Nagasaki xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.16Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 85%Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki 36%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or V-Varen Nagasaki 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 Actual1 – 1 9.7%2 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 8.9%3 – 0 7.4%3 – 1 7%0 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 4.5%1 – 2 4.1%4 – 0 4.1%4 – 1 3.9%0 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 20% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 23% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 9% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 39% ✗V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.