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

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J. League · 2023

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

Match Preview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
Assistant 2 Makoto Hibino

11 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/game

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

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	Kyoto 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	Kyoto 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

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Yokohama FC — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Kyohei Yoshino was booked on 21.
26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tsukasa Morishima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Yokohama FC.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Yokohama FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' That looks like a foul for a card for Gakuto Notsuda.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Yokohama FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Yokohama FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' Yokohama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Japan international Towa Yamane has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
60' Yokohama FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keijiro Ogawa is hanging Marcelo Ryan on the field on 60 minute.
61' The whistle greets Yusuke Chajima as he departs to be replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Yokohama FC that had 143 games and scored 139 goals.
71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' Saulo Mineiro gets the nod from Yokohama FC. He replaces Sho Ito and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Shuto Nakano is replacing Hayato Araki for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
82' Kyohei Yoshino is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
83' The Yokohama FC manager makes a substitution. Shion Inoue departs to be replaced by Hirotaka Mita.
85' The crowd applauds Gakuto Notsuda as he leaves the pitch. Yoshifumi Kashiwa steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
86' Yokohama FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kotaro Hayashi on 86.
87' Shunki Higashi makes way for Kosei Shibasaki at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Saulo Mineiro on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
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

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 Kyoto 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 Kyoto 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.