Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kyoto Sanga, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 31': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 31'
- 48': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 48'
- 55': Alex Negueba (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 55'
- 55': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 55'
- 63': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 63'
- 64': Kim Ju-Sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 64'
- 67': Sébastien Haller (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 67'
- 72': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 72'
- 72': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 72'
- 73': Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 73'
- 78': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 78'
- 80': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 80'
- 82': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 82'
- 86': Takuma Kawamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 86'
Statistics
 KYO |
SAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 220 | Accurate Passes | 412 |
| 305 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 34 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 26,382
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | +19 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | +12 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keisuke Osako (GK) |
| 4 | Hayato Araki |
| 7 | Shunki Higashi |
| 15 | Shuto Nakano |
| 35 | Yotaro Nakajima |
| 6 | Hayao Kawabe |
| 18 | Daiki Suga |
| 5 | Naoto Arai |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller  |
| 23 | Shun Ayukawa |
| 10 | Akito Suzuki |
Kyoto Sanga (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Halls (GK) |
| 50 | Yoshinori Suzuki |
| 15 | Kodai Nagata |
| 40 | Yusuke Ishida |
| 24 | Hiroto Morooka |
| 25 | Yoon Sung-Jun |
| 62 | Takaaki Shichi |
| 44 | Kyo Sato |
| 23 | Takumi Kato |
| 77 | Haruki Arai |
| 48 | Ryuma Nakano |
Japanese J1 League News
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