Thursday , 2 July 2026

Yokohama F·Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Yokohama F·Marinos
3 – 3
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sun 7 Mar 2021 · 04:00 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Thiago Martins 12' Y
Ken Matsubara 20' Y
Marcos Junior 31' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama F·Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Nissan Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura

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

8
2
6
Yokohama F·Marinos 16 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos 2020-08-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-09-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama F·Marinos

Recent Form

Yokohama F·Marinos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–3 D
26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L
19 Dec Yokohama FC A 1–3 L
18 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
14 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 6–2 W
11 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 0–1 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–3 D
27 Feb Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 D
19 Dec Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
16 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
12 Dec FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L
28 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Yokohama F·Marinos Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#18 Position #4
20 Points 30
18 Played 18
6 / 0 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
31 Scored 41
35 Conceded 33
-4 GD +8
1.11 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Yokohama F·Marinos this season
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Yokohama F·Marinos are 18th (20 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Yokohama F·Marinos
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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' The game is set. Yokohama F·Marinos kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Yokohama F·Marinos does not make any changes. Teruhito Nakagawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Thiago Martins. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Junior Santos makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ken Matsubara.
  • 25' Shinnosuke Hatanaka, a Japan , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' Shunki Higashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
  • 31' Marcos Junior is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 34' GOAL! Daizen Maeda scores on 34. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' The supporters are chanting for Kota Watanabe. He replaces Tomoki Iwata on 49 minute.
  • 54' GOAL! Douglas Vieira scores on 45.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Tsukasa Morishima on, Ezequiel off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' GOAL! Daizen Maeda scores on 67. Assisted by Kota Watanabe
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Shun Ayukawa. He replaces Douglas Vieira on 68 minute.
  • 73' The Yokohama F.Marinos manager makes a substitution. Teruhito Nakagawa departs to be replaced by Ryonosuke Kabayama.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Toshihiro Aoyama is replaced by Kosei Shibasaki.
  • 79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' Elber gets the nod from Yokohama F.Marinos. He replaces Daizen Maeda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The points are shared — Yokohama F·Marinos 3-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

Lineups

Yokohama F·Marinos Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patric 4
Daizen Maeda 4
Patric 4
Anderson Lopes 3
Shunki Higashi 3
Tolgay Arslan 2
Marcos Junior 2
Tsukasa Morishima 2

Head to Head

2021-03-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos 2020-08-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-09-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama F·Marinos

Yokohama F·Marinos Form

2021-03-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2020-12-19 Yokohama FC 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2020-11-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-11 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-03-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.22 Yokohama F·Marinos xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama F·Marinos47% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Yokohama F·Marinos or Draw
69%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
53%
Yokohama F·Marinos or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama F·Marinos35% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
Actual
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama F·Marinos

Handicap Yokohama F·Marinos covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama F·Marinos keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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