Japanese J.League

FT Friday, February 6, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima WDWWW 3
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V-Varen Nagasaki LLDWW 1
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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
43.8
Possession
56.2
18
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
458
418
Passes
554
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
7
0.4
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
56
21
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
11
16
Effective Clearances
23
16
Clearances
23

Head to Head

SAN leads series 2-0

Lineups

VVN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Masaaki GotoG
  2. 48Hayato TeruyamaCD
  3. 6Yusei EgawaCD-L
  4. 50Ryosuke ShindoCD-R
  5. 41Motoki HasegawaCM-L
  6. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-R
  7. 8Yuto IwasakiLM
  8. 22Hijiri OnagaRM
  9. 9Thiago SantanaF
  10. 10Matheus JesusCF-L
  11. 34Tenmu MatsumotoCF-R

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 3Taichi YamasakiCD
  3. 37Kim Ju-SungCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 14Taishi MatsumotoCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 10Akito SuzukiF
  10. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-L
  11. 40Motoki OharaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 35'
  2. 45' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 45'
  3. 50' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 50'
  4. 54' Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 54'
  5. 58' Tsubasa Kasayanagi (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 58'
  6. 65' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 65'
  7. 65' Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 65'
  8. 74' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 74'
  9. 75' Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
  10. 75' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
  11. 81' Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 81'
  12. 85' Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 85'
  13. 90'+2' Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'

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