Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Yokohama FC

Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 09:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 12,760 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 86' Kotaro Hayashi

Pieros Sotiriou 90+4' 1–1

Y 21' Kyohei Yoshino

Gakuto Notsuda 33' Y

Y 90' Saulo Mineiro

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama FC — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
Assistant 2 Makoto Hibino

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 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Yokohama FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC 2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC 2021-04-07 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
08 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
01 Jul	Albirex Niigata	A	0–2	L
24 Jun	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–1	L
11 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
04 Jun	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W

Yokohama FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–3	L
01 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
24 Jun	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–0	D
03 Jun	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Yokohama FC kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Ryo Tanada has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' Kyohei Yoshino is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 339 appearances.
33' Gakuto Notsuda is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
43' The travelling Yokohama FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 339 games and scored 435 goals.
58' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Yokohama FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
60' A tactical swap from Yokohama FC — Keijiro Ogawa on, Marcelo Ryan off on 60 minutes.
61' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yusuke Chajima departs to be replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
66' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ryoya Yamashita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
71' It’s high time Shuhei Yomoda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Saulo Mineiro is replacing Sho Ito for the Yokohama FC side.
77' Shuto Nakano gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Hayato Araki and will look to change the dynamic.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
83' A change in the Yokohama FC ranks — Shion Inoue exits the field as Hirotaka Mita enters on 83.
85' Yoshifumi Kashiwa is replacing Gakuto Notsuda for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
86' Against the run of play, Kotaro Hayashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' The crowd applauds Shunki Higashi as he leaves the pitch. Kosei Shibasaki steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
90' A moment of madness from Saulo Mineiro on 90 minutes earns him a card. Yokohama FC will be frustrated.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel
7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 85'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Takumu Kawamura
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 87'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki ↓ Shuto Nakano 77'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Sota Koshimichi 61'
28
Ryo Tanada ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 61'

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 87'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 85'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 61'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 61'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 77'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Yokohama FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Takuya Wada ↑ 75'
25
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 83'
50
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 60'
17
Eijiro Takeda
1
Kengo Nagai
33
Tomoki Kondo ↑ 60'
13
Saulo Mineiro ↑ 75'

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Yuya Asano	2
Shunki Higashi	1
Sota Nakamura	1
Naoto Arai	1
Tsukasa Morishima	1
Mutsuki Kato	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-06-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W

Yokohama FC Form

2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-07-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-07-01 Yokohama FC 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2023-06-24 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Yokohama FC L 2023-06-11 Yokohama FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-06-03 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Yokohama FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw28% Yokohama FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

77%

Draw or Yokohama FC

52%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Yokohama FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima33% Draw50% Yokohama FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.6%

0 – 0

11.5%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Yokohama FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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