Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-Varen Nagasaki, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

Full Time

V-Varen Nagasaki

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 25,623 HT 45' · FT 45'

Akito Suzuki 10' 1–0

Mutsuki Kato 52' 2–0

Y 29' Diego Pituca

Y 38' Thiago Santana

YR 90' Diego Pituca

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hayato Shimizu
Assistant 1 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)
Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals V-Varen Nagasaki

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2026-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-02-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

V-Varen Nagasaki

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	Kyōto 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

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts).

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

V-Varen Nagasaki

0-15

1/5

16-30

–/–

31-45

4/4

46-60

4/4

61-75

1/3

76+

6/5

■ 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

V-Varen Nagasaki

Thiago Santana	5 G
Kenshin Yasuda	5 G
Matheus Jesus	4 G	2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and V-Varen Nagasaki.
5' Go Hatano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Magnificent from Akito Suzuki! That is 33 goals in 418 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and V-Varen Nagasaki are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Jesus made 330 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' The referee calls foul for Diego Pituca. He receives a card.
30' Eduardo is replacing Hayato Teruyama for the V-Varen Nagasaki side.
35' Hayato Teruyama has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
38' It’s gonna be a card for Thiago Santana.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and V-Varen Nagasaki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Against the run of play, Mutsuki Kato has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' V-Varen Nagasaki fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' The crowd applauds Shunki Higashi as he leaves the pitch. Shuto Nakano steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
66' V-Varen Nagasaki manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tsubasa Kasayanagi is hanging Hijiri Onaga on the field on 66 minute.
71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' Another substitution for V-Varen Nagasaki to replace Motoki Hasegawa by Ryogo Yamasaki on 75 minute.
77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sota Nakamura is hanging Akito Suzuki on the field on 77 minute.
82' 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.
87' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Taichi Yamasaki on 87 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Diego Pituca.
2-0 the final result. V-Varen Nagasaki will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ryo Germain
3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 87'
41
Naoki Maeda
17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 61'
99
Issei Ouchi
25
Yusuke Chajima
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 61'
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 77'
39
Sota Nakamura ↑ 77'

Coach Bartosch Gaul

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

22
Hijiri Onaga ↓ Tsubasa Kasayanagi 66'
23
Shunya Yoneda
9
Thiago Santana ↓ Matheus Jesus 75'
21
Diego Pituca
50
Ryosuke Shindo
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi
29
Ikki Arai
13
Go Hatano
8
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Norman Campbell 66'
48
Hayato Teruyama ↓ Eduardo 30'
41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ryogo Yamasaki 75'

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teerasil Dangda	2
Teerasil Dangda	2
Kenshin Yasuda	2
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 L

V-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 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-03-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 V-Varen Nagasaki xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima64% Draw21% V-Varen Nagasaki15%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima47% Draw40% V-Varen Nagasaki13%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

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.