Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Tokyo Verdy

0 – 2

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 11 Oct 2026 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 47' Taishi Matsumoto

0–2 58' Akito Suzuki

Kim Hyun-woo 15' Y

Y 17' Ju-sung Kim

Kaito Suzuki 40' Y

Itsuki Someno 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Tōkyō Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Tōkyō Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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 Tokyo	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

Tokyo Verdy 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-11 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-23 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy 2024-08-07 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-06-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

Tokyo Verdy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–2	L
19 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–3	L
13 Sep	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	1–1	D
06 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	0–2	L
29 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Oct	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
12 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	6–1	W
06 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–3	L
02 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Tokyo Verdy		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#15	Position	#4
28	Points	30
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
29	Scored	41
32	Conceded	33
-3	GD	+8
1.56	PPG	1.67
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

50% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/4

46-60

–/7

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

5/2

61-75

5/1

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy

Naoki Hayashi	2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	8 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Tokyo Verdy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for Kim Hyun-woo.
17' Ju-sung Kim was booked on 17.
22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
32' Yuya Fukuda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' 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.
40' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Kaito Suzuki gets a card.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taishi Matsumoto is hanging Yotaro Nakajima on the field on 46 minute.
47' Taishi Matsumoto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Itsuki Someno is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
57' Kazunari Ichimi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kim Hyun-woo on 57 minute.
58' Brilliant from the ! Akito Suzuki makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 58.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kanya Fujimoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tokyo Verdy.
67' The whistle greets Daiki Suga as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
70' A change in the Tokyo Verdy ranks — Kanya Fujimoto exits the field as Issei Kumatoriya enters on 70.
75' Tokyo Verdy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
80' Mutsuki Kato, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' The crowd applauds Shun Ayukawa as he leaves the pitch. Takuma Asano steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
85' A change in the Tokyo Verdy ranks — Kazunari Ichimi exits the field as Goki Yamada enters on 85.
90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sanfrecce Hiroshima take all three points.

Lineups

Tōkyō Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hitoshi Morishita

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

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Daiki Suga ↓ Naoki Maeda 67'
–
Keisuke Osako
–
Hayao Kawabe
–
Hayato Araki
–
Shun Ayukawa ↓ Takuma Asano 81'
–
Naoto Arai
–
Akito Suzuki
–
Shuto Nakano
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Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 46'
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Mutsuki Kato ↓ Sebastien Haller 46'
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Ju-sung Kim ↓ Shunki Higashi 46'

Bench

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Takuma Asano ↑ 81'
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Sebastien Haller ↑ 46'
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Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 46'
–
Shunki Higashi ↑ 46'
–
Naoki Maeda ↑ 67'
–
Issei Ouchi
–
Sota Koshimichi
–
Shimon Kobayashi
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Rento Noguchi

Coach Bartosch Gaul

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pieros Sotiriou	2
Yudai Kimura	2
Akito Suzuki	1
Douglas Vieira	1
Mutsuki Kato	1
Sho Sasaki	1
Valere Germain	1
Hayao Kawabe	1

Head to Head

Tōkyō Verdy Form

2026-10-11 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-09-13 Tokyo Verdy 1–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba D 2026-09-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2026-09-02 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2026-08-29 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-10-11 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-19 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-09-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-09-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-08-29 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.01 Tōkyō Verdy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Tōkyō Verdy20% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima56%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Tōkyō Verdy or Draw

45%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

80%

Tōkyō Verdy or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Tōkyō Verdy16% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 1

9.8%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 3

0 – 3

5.9%

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Tōkyō Verdy

Handicap	Tōkyō Verdy covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Tōkyō Verdy keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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