Japanese J.League

FT Friday, April 17, 2026
V-Varen Nagasaki WLWLL 0
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima LLLLW 2
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VVN000
SAN112
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima · 25,623 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
1
38.5
Possession
61.5
8
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
9
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
412
337
Passes
517
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
9
3
Crosses
24
0.7
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
62
15
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
10
8
Tackles
10
0.9
Tackle %
1.0
14
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
16
32
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SAN leads series 4-0

Lineups

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 19Sho SasakiCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 14Taishi MatsumotoCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 13Naoto AraiRM
  9. 10Akito SuzukiF
  10. 30Tolgay ArslanCF-L
  11. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-R

VVN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Go HatanoG
  2. 29Ikki AraiCD
  3. 48Hayato TeruyamaCD-L
  4. 50Ryosuke ShindoCD-R
  5. 21Diego PitucaCM-L
  6. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-R
  7. 23Shunya YonedaLM
  8. 22Hijiri OnagaRM
  9. 9Thiago SantanaF
  10. 8Yuto IwasakiCF-L
  11. 41Motoki HasegawaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 10'
  2. 29' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 29'
  3. 30' Eduardo (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 30'
  4. 38' Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 38'
  5. 52' Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 52'
  6. 61' Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
  7. 61' Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
  8. 66' Tsubasa Kasayanagi (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 66'
  9. 66' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 66'
  10. 75' Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 75'
  11. 75' Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 75'
  12. 77' Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 77'
  13. 77' Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 77'
  14. 87' Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'
  15. 90'+2' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Red Card at 92'

Japanese J1 League News

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