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

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J. League · 2021

Yokohama F.Marinos

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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

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

Yokohama F.Marinos 18 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Tokyo	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

46% Clean Sheets
Yokohama F.Marinos this season

62% 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

5/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

3/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

1/5

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Yokohama F.Marinos

Kaina Tanimura	7 G	1 A
Shin Miidera	2 G
Taisei Inoue	1 G	1 A

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Yokohama F.Marinos host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
5' Tomoki Iwata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
12' Yokohama F.Marinos receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
13' A stunning finish from Junior Santos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' A moment of madness from Ken Matsubara on 20 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Yokohama F.Marinos will be frustrated.
25' The 30-year-old Hayato Araki has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
27' Shunki Higashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
31' The referee shows Yokohama F.Marinos player a Yellow card on 31.
34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daizen Maeda makes it 1-2.
39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' Yokohama F.Marinos currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' It is a substitution in Yokohama F.Marinos team. Tomoki Iwata is replaced by Kota Watanabe on 49 minute.
54' What a strike from Douglas Vieira! The score is 1-3.
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Ezequiel trudges off to be replaced by Tsukasa Morishima on 56 minutes.
61' Yokohama F.Marinos are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daizen Maeda makes it 2-3.
68' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Douglas Vieira departs to be replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
73' A tactical swap from Yokohama F.Marinos — Ryonosuke Kabayama on, Teruhito Nakagawa off on 73 minutes.
74' The whistle greets Toshihiro Aoyama as he departs to be replaced by Kosei Shibasaki.
79' It is a cagey affair so far. Yokohama F.Marinos in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
81' A tactical swap from Yokohama F.Marinos — Elber on, Daizen Maeda off on 81 minutes.
86' Yuki Nogami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Yokohama F.Marinos tonight.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Yokohama F.Marinos Lineups

Starting XI

10
Marcos Junior ↓ Kota Mizunuma 73'
13
Thiago Martins C
4
Shinnosuke Hatanaka
6
Takahiro Ogihara
27
Ken Matsubara
23
Teruhito Nakagawa ↓ Ryonosuke Kabayama 73'
5
Theerathon Bunmathan
38
Daizen Maeda ↓ Elber 81'
24
Tomoki Iwata ↓ Kota Watanabe 49'
45
Ado Onaiwu
31
Obi Obinna

Bench

7
Elber ↑ 81'
1
Yohei Takaoka
25
Ryuta Koike
18
Kota Mizunuma ↑ 73'
26
Kota Watanabe ↑ 49'
15
Makito Ito
35
Ryonosuke Kabayama ↑ 73'

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel ↓ Tsukasa Morishima 56'
37
Junior Santos
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 74'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Shun Ayukawa 68'
4
Hayato Araki ↓ Yusuke Chajima 74'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Yuya Asano 56'

Bench

1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 74'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 56'
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 56'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 74'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 68'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patric	4
Daizen Maeda	4
Patric	4
Anderson Lopes	3
Shunki Higashi	3
Douglas Vieira	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Teruhito Nakagawa	2

Head to Head

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 Tokyo 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

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.