Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama FC — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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 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 02 Mar Yokohama FC H 1–0 W 26 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D 23 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–0 W 16 Feb FC Machida Zelvia A 2–1 W 08 Dec Gamba Osaka A 1–3 L 01 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 5–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 26 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–0 D 22 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W 15 Feb FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L 03 Dec Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 25 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Keisuke Osako has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' The travelling Yokohama FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mutsuki Kato made 369 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Daiki Suga is replacing Shunki Higashi for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 51' 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 Boniface Nduka suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Yokohama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' Yotaro Nakajima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shion Inoue on 62 minute.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Hinata Ogura. He replaces Yuri on 67 minute.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Toma Murata. He replaces Joao Paulo on 68 minute.
- 71' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Mutsuki Kato departs to be replaced by Tolgay Arslan.
- 76' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuto Nakano is hanging Naoto Arai on the field on 76 minute.
- 78' Goal! Sota Nakamura scores his 8 goal in 335 matches.
- 79' The whistle greets Junya Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Towa Yamane.
- 84' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Toma Murata has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' Another change for Yokohama FC made on 86 minute. Mizuki Arai leaves to be changed by Sho Ito.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Satoshi Tanaka 62'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Daiki Suga 46'
- 33
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20
Shion Inoue ↓ Yotaro Nakajima 62'
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13
Naoto Arai ↓ Shuto Nakano 76'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Tolgay Arslan 71'
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Bench
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18
Daiki Suga ↑ 46'
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14
Satoshi Tanaka ↑ 62'
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30
Tolgay Arslan ↑ 71'
- 32
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15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 76'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 62'
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Coach Michael SkibbeYokohama FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
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10
Joao Paulo ↓ Toma Murata 68'
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4
Yuri ↓ Hinata Ogura 67'
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17
Mizuki Arai ↓ Sho Ito 86'
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3
Junya Suzuki ↓ Towa Yamane 79'
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- 30
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48
Kaili Shimbo ↓ Michel 86'
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Bench
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15
Sho Ito ↑ 86'
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8
Towa Yamane ↑ 79'
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- 40
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34
Hinata Ogura ↑ 67'
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23
Michel ↑ 86'
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Toma Murata ↑ 68'
Coach Shuhei Yomoda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuya Asano 2 Kosuke Kinoshita 2 Douglas Vieira 2 Kosei Shibasaki 1 Keijiro Ogawa 1 Shunki Higashi 1 Sota Nakamura 1 Naoto Arai 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-03-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC W 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-02-16 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-12-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.68 Yokohama FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.08Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 83%Draw or Yokohama FC 44%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Yokohama FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 14.7%1 – 1 12.7%2 – 0 11.8%2 – 1 8.1%0 – 1 7.2%3 – 0 5.4%3 – 1 3.9%1 – 2 3.9%2 – 2 2.9%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 1.9%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Yokohama FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.