Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 7 Apr 2021 · 10:00 UTC NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

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Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium.

Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Shu Kawamata
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
Referee Daisuke Sakurai

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-07 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC 2020-08-01 Yokohama FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Yokohama FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
03 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
21 Mar	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–2	L
17 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
13 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–4	L
10 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
03 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
21 Mar	Ōita FC Trinita	A	3–1	W
17 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' What a night it is going to be! Yokohama FC welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium.
5' Japan international Hayato Araki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tsukasa Morishima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Yokohama FC.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Yuya Asano does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
25' 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.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takahiro Shimotaira might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Yuya Asano makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
40' Kosei Shibasaki doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoichi Naganuma made 339 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Yokohama FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
53' Yusuke Chajima gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima and will look to change the dynamic.
55' Yokohama FC ring the changes. Ryo Germain has done his job and it is now time for Keijiro Ogawa to step up.
56' Yota Maejima gets the nod from Yokohama FC. He replaces Katsuya Iwatake and will look to change the dynamic.
61' A quiet spell here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
66' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 66 minute. Yuya Asano leaves to be changed by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
70' Another substitution for Yokohama FC to replace Shunsuke Nakamura by Sho Ito on 70 minute.
75' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Ryo Germain has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' A change in the Yokohama FC ranks — Yusuke Matsuo exits the field as Takuya Matsuura enters on 77.
79' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shun Ayukawa comes on to replace Ezequiel.
84' Yoshifumi Kashiwa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
89' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
Yokohama FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Kleber ↑ 70'
16
Sho Ito ↑ 70'
7
Takuya Matsuura ↑ 77'
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 55'
6
Tatsuki Seko
21
Akinori Ichikawa
23
Yota Maejima ↑ 56'

Coach Takahiro Shimotaira

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel ↓ Shun Ayukawa 79'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
30
Kosei Shibasaki
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Yusuke Chajima 53'
8
Hayao Kawabe C ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 66'
24
Shunki Higashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Junior Santos 53'
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 66'
33
Yuta Imazu

Bench

37
Junior Santos ↑ 53'
1
Takuto Hayashi
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 66'
15
Tomoya Fujii
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 53'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 79'
41
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 66'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Yuya Asano	2
Sota Nakamura	1
Naoto Arai	1
Tsukasa Morishima	1
Mutsuki Kato	1
Pieros Sotiriou	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.9 Yokohama FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Yokohama FC21% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima53%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

79%

Yokohama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Yokohama FC15% Draw46% Sanfrecce Hiroshima39%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

11.6%

0 – 2

10.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

9.1%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

2.8%

0 – 4

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap	Yokohama FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	12%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	24%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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

Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Yokohama FC Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Clean Sheet