Japanese J.League

FT Friday, February 27, 2026
Kyoto Sanga WWLWW 2
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWWDW 1
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KYO022
SAN101
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima · 26,042 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
4
53.6
Possession
46.4
12
SHOTS
21
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
189
345
Passes
290
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
12
16
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.5
47
Long Balls
60
14
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
6
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
10
41
Effective Clearances
24
41
Clearances
24

Head to Head

KYO leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 37Kim Ju-SungCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 3Taichi YamasakiCM-L
  6. 14Taishi MatsumotoCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 13Naoto AraiRM
  9. 17Kosuke KinoshitaF
  10. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-L
  11. 9Ryo GermainCF-R

KYO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gakuji OtaG
  2. 50Yoshinori SuzukiCD
  3. 34HenriqueCD-L
  4. 22Hidehiro SugaiCD-R
  5. 25Yoon Sung-JunCM-L
  6. 6João Pedro MendesCM-R
  7. 44Kyo SatoLM
  8. 2Shinnosuke FukudaRM
  9. 9PapagaioF
  10. 18Temma MatsudaCF-L
  11. 11Marco TúlioCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 35'
  2. 38' Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 38'
  3. 39' Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal - Header at 39'
  4. 41' Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 41'
  5. 45' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Takaaki Shichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
  8. 60' Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 60'
  9. 62' Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 62'
  10. 63' Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 63'
  11. 69' Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 69'
  12. 74' Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 74'
  13. 79' Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 79'
  14. 81' Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 81'
  15. 87' Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 87'
  16. 90'+3' Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Goal - Header at 93'
  17. 90'+6' Shun Nagasawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 96'
  18. 90'+8' Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 98'

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