Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Yokohama FC

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 05:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 3,935 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 49' Shunki Higashi

0–2 73' Boniface Nduka og

0–3 76' Douglas Vieira

Y 8' Sho Sasaki

Koki Ogawa 23' Y

Hirotaka Mita 77' Y

Overview

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Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Yudai Yamamoto
Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
Assistant 2 Noriyuki Suzuki

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 FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC 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
15 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
08 Apr	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–5	L
01 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–1	D
18 Mar	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–4	L
12 Mar	FC Tokyo	A	1–3	L
04 Mar	Kashima Antlers	H	1–3	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
09 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Yokohama FC host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Koki Ogawa makes it 1-0.
8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sho Sasaki.
13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
18' It looks surprising Yokohama FC does not make any changes. Takumu Kawamura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Koki Ogawa.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Yokohama FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Yokohama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
49' What an equalizer from Shunki Higashi!
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' Caprini is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
60' Another change for Yokohama FC made on 60 minute. Caprini leaves to be changed by Tatsuya Hasegawa.
61' Caprini makes way for Tatsuya Hasegawa at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Yokohama FC.
66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nassim Ben Khalifa is replaced by Douglas Vieira.
73' Boniface Nduka makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
75' A goal from the Brazil international Douglas Vieira! He fires home on 75 to make it 1-3!
76' The Brazil Douglas Vieira breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-4!
76' It is a substitution in Yokohama FC team. Tomoki Kondo is replaced by Ryoya Yamashita on 76 minute.
77' Poor challenge from Hirotaka Mita. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Sho Ito is replacing Shion Inoue for the Yokohama FC side.
78' Yokohama FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
80' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Makoto Mitsuta is replaced by Pieros Sotiriou on 80 minute.
84' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Shunki Higashi departs to be replaced by Takaaki Shichi.
85' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Takaaki Shichi comes on to replace Shunki Higashi.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
It finishes all square. Yokohama FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 61'
15
Sho Ito ↑ 77'
6
Takuya Wada ↑ 85'
44
Yuji Rokutan
22
Katsuya Iwatake
41
Mizuki Arai ↑ 60'
7
Ryoya Yamashita ↑ 76'

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Ezequiel 70'
8
Takumu Kawamura
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Takaaki Shichi 84'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 70'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
11
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 80'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Shuto Nakano 80'

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 70'
22
Goro Kawanami
3
Taichi Yamasaki
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 80'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 70'
16
Takaaki Shichi ↑ 84'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 80'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Yokohama FC Form

2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-04-08 Yokohama F.Marinos 5–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-04-01 Yokohama FC 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2023-03-18 Yokohama FC 1–4 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2023-03-12 FC Tokyo 3–1 Yokohama FC L 2023-03-04 Yokohama FC 1–3 Kashima Antlers L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-04-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.93 Yokohama FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 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

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

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

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

79%

Yokohama FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Yokohama FC16% Draw47% Sanfrecce Hiroshima37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 1

11.5%

0 – 2

10.1%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap	Yokohama FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	24%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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