Machida Zelvia vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Machida Zelvia

26': Yuki Soma

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1 - 2

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

59': Tolgay Arslan
77': Sota Nakamura

About

Machida Zelvia are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

20': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 20'
26': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 26'
45': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
48': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 48'
53': Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 53'
58': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 58'
59': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 59'
72': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
76': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 76'
76': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 76'
77': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
77': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 77'
79': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 79'
86': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

SAN		ZEL
10	Fouls	21
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
62.6	Possession	37.4
15	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
6	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 12,773

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
4	Ryuho Kikuchi
3	Gen Shoji
50	Daihachi Okamura
16	Hiroyuki Mae
23	Ryohei Shirasaki
19	Yuta Nakayama
6	Henry Mochizuki
90	Oh Se-Hun
7	Yuki Soma
20	Takuma Nishimura

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Kotaro Hayashi, Ibrahim Dresevic, Mitchell Duke, Kanji Kuwayama, Na Sang-Ho, Tatsuya Morita, Shota Fujio, Keiya Sento, Hokuto Shimoda.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
14	Satoshi Tanaka
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
15	Shuto Nakano
9	Ryo Germain
30	Tolgay Arslan
51	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Jeong Min-Ki, Shion Inoue, Daiki Suga, Taichi Yamasaki, Sota Nakamura, Naoto Arai, Makoto Mitsuta, Hiroya Matsumoto, Sota Koshimichi.

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