Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L 16 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L 09 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W 20 Jul FC Machida Zelvia H 0–1 L 05 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D 29 Jun Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug Tokyo Verdy A 3–0 W 20 Aug Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L 16 Aug Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W 10 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D 20 Jul Albirex Niigata A 2–0 W 05 Jul Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 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
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Tokyo Verdy is hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 6' What a strike from Shuto Nakano! The score is 0-1.
- 11' 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.
- 12' That looks like a foul for a card for Itsuki Someno.
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' 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.
- 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' Tokyo Verdy receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
- 33' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' 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.
- 46' Ryo Germain has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valere Germain on 46 minute.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 89 games and scored 75 goals.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Kosuke Kinoshita departs to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe.
- 62' GOAL! Sota Nakamura scores on 62. Assisted by Ryo Germain
- 66' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Yuya Fukuda by Yuan Matsuhashi on 66 minute.
- 71' Yuya Fukuda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcos Junior made 381 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Itsuki Someno by Ryosuke Shirai on 77 minute.
- 80' Rei Hirakawa was booked on 80.
- 83' Goal! Naoto Arai scores his 12 goal in 347 matches.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Shoji Toyama. He replaces Ryota Inoue on 86 minute.
- 87' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 87 minute. Sota Nakamura leaves to be changed by Marcos Junior.
- The final score is 0-3.
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
- 6
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- 9
- 1
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- 3
- 20
- 40
- 5
Bench
- 38
- 37
- 19
- 21
- 17
- 27
- 25
- 71
Coach Hiroshi JofukuSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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98
Valere Germain ↓ Ryo Germain 46'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Hayao Kawabe 60'
- 33
- 4
- 14
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13
Naoto Arai ↓ Sota Koshimichi 87'
- 15
- 35
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39
Sota Nakamura ↓ Marcos Junior 87'
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37
Ju-sung Kim ↓ Shunki Higashi 77'
Bench
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10
Marcos Junior ↑ 87'
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9
Ryo Germain ↑ 46'
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6
Hayao Kawabe ↑ 60'
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24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 77'
- 41
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32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 87'
- 51
- 38
Coach Michael Skibbe -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yudai Kimura 2 Pieros Sotiriou 2 Sho Sasaki 1 Valere Germain 1 Hayao Kawabe 1 Naoto Arai 1 Shuto Nakano 1 Sota Nakamura 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-08-23 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2025-08-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.95 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.96 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.91Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 45%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 80%Tokyo Verdy or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11%0 – 2 10.3%0 – 1 10%1 – 2 9.6%0 – 0 7.2%0 – 3 Actual1 – 3 6.3%2 – 1 4.6%2 – 2 4.6%1 – 0 4.4%0 – 4 3.2%1 – 4 3.1%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 4% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 11% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 41% — 59% +1 41% 23% 36% +1.5 64% — 36% +2 64% 18% 18% +2.5 82% — 18% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.