Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Machida Zelvia

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:00 Europe/London 📍 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroki Kasahara 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 · Machida Zelvia 6
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 59%
Draws 0%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (69%).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 14
Avg: 1.11 / 0.74

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5
Machida Zelvia (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 20
Avg: 1.37 / 1.05

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.58
1.11
GF
1.37
0.74
GA
1.05
42%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
47%
47%
Score 1st
74%

League-position context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank4th
Machida Zelvia rank6th
Sanfrecce Hiroshima points68
Machida Zelvia points60
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #4 · 68 pts · GD +18
7 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Machida Zelvia: #6 · 60 pts · GD +14
15 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 home

W W D W D
Points11/15
Weighted index82
Goals8-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Machida Zelvia last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.526%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 5%

Machida Zelvia trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home74%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet at home37%
Machida Zelvia score away74%
Machida Zelvia clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first47%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first78%
Machida Zelvia score first74%
Machida Zelvia win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 50% · Machida Zelvia 33%
Avg first goal minute: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 54.6' · Machida Zelvia 43.6'

Vs league average

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home1.11 vs 1.32
Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede at home0.74 vs 1.08
Machida Zelvia score away1.37 vs 1.08
Machida Zelvia concede away1.05 vs 1.32
Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 16% below league average, while Machida Zelvia score 27% above league average.
Defensive side: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 32% below league average at home, and Machida Zelvia are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.75
BTTS75%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0

Machida Zelvia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 2
46-60 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
15
8
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
69%
31%
Corner Kicks
11
1
Fouls
7
15
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
484
232
Passes Accurate
371
137
Passes %
77%
59%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
9'
9' K. Kinoshita
1st substitution · For: V. Germain
29'
29' T. Nishimura
50'
50' Goal · 0-1
Y. Soma
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Mae
61'
61' S. Nakano
2nd substitution · For: N. Arai
61'
61' S. Higashi
3rd substitution · For: D. Suga
61'
61' T. Shiotani
4th substitution · For: T. Arslan
65'
65' T. Nishimura
1st substitution · For: Na Sang-Ho
65'
65' S. Fujio
2nd substitution · For: M. Duke
76'
76' Y. Nakajima
5th substitution · For: M. Kato
81'
81' A. Masuyama
3rd substitution · For: K. Hayashi
81'
81' Y. Soma
4th substitution · For: K. Sento
88'
88' Goal · 1-1
Kim Ju-Sung
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Suga
89'
89' Kim Ju-Sung
89'
89' H. Shimoda
5th substitution · For: K. Kuwayama
90'
90' Goal · 2-1
T. Arslan
Penalty
90+5'
90+5' T. Arslan

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Machida Zelvia 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Machida Zelvia 2-1 on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara. It was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 9', with K. Kinoshita replacing V. Germain. T. Nishimura received a yellow card for Machida Zelvia at 29'.

Second half: Machida Zelvia took the lead at 50' when Y. Soma scored, with the assist credited to H. Mae, making the score 0-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 61', with S. Nakano replacing N. Arai. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 61', with S. Higashi replacing D. Suga. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 61', with T. Shiotani replacing T. Arslan. Machida Zelvia made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Nishimura replacing Na Sang-Ho. Machida Zelvia made their 2nd substitution at 65', with S. Fujio replacing M. Duke. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 76', with Y. Nakajima replacing M. Kato. Machida Zelvia made their 3rd substitution at 81', with A. Masuyama replacing K. Hayashi. Machida Zelvia made their 4th substitution at 81', with Y. Soma replacing K. Sento. Sanfrecce Hiroshima leveled the score at 88' when Kim Ju-Sung scored, with the assist credited to D. Suga, making the score 1-1. Kim Ju-Sung received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 89'. Machida Zelvia made their 5th substitution at 89', with H. Shimoda replacing K. Kuwayama. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 90' when T. Arslan scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. T. Arslan received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 90+5'.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions while Machida Zelvia used 5 substitutions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 2 yellow cards, while Machida Zelvia got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (69%).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Machida Zelvia Head-to-Head History by Season