Thursday , 1 October 2026

Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Tokyo Verdy
0 – 3
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Itsuki Someno 12' Y
Hiroto Taniguchi 28' Y
Rei Hirakawa 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
Tokyo Verdy 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
29% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season
43% 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
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G
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' Temperatures are rising at Ajinomoto Stadium as Tokyo Verdy face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tokyo Verdy and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 6' Shuto Nakano doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Itsuki Someno. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 102 games and scored 85 goals.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' The referee shows Tokyo Verdy player a card on 28.
  • 33' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ryo Germain. He replaces Valere Germain on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Naoto Arai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Hayao Kawabe on, Kosuke Kinoshita off on 60 minutes.
  • 62' A goal from the Japan international Sota Nakamura! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-2!
  • 66' Yuan Matsuhashi is replacing Yuya Fukuda for the Tokyo Verdy side.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' Brazil international Marcos Junior has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Ryosuke Shirai. He replaces Itsuki Someno on 77 minute.
  • 80' Rei Hirakawa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 83' Naoto Arai makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Tokyo Verdy — Shoji Toyama on, Ryota Inoue off on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Sota Nakamura trudges off to be replaced by Marcos Junior on 87 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pieros Sotiriou 2
Yudai Kimura 2
Shuto Nakano 1
Sota Nakamura 1
Douglas Vieira 1
Mutsuki Kato 1
Sho Sasaki 1
Valere Germain 1

Head to Head

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

Tokyo Verdy Form

2025-08-23 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-08-16 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-08-09 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-06-29 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

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 accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Tokyo Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy20% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima56%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Tokyo Verdy15% Draw43% Sanfrecce Hiroshima42%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
0 – 2
10.3%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 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.