Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Tokyo Verdy

0 - 3

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Ajinomoto Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Akihiko Ikeuchi 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Tokyo Verdy 17 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4

Referee Stats

Akihiko Ikeuchi

23 matches · 1.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.78
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	52%
Draws	26%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-15).
Tokyo Verdy controlled possession (59%).
Tokyo Verdy had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Tokyo Verdy (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 18

Avg: 0.79 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 14

Avg: 1.32 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.42

PPG

1.79

0.79

1.32

0.95

0.74

26%

O2.5

42%

16%

BTTS

37%

47%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Tokyo Verdy rank17th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank4th

Tokyo Verdy points43

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points68

Tokyo Verdy: #17 · 43 pts · GD -18

32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

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.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Tokyo Verdy last 5 home

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals5-3

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 away

W L W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index60

Goals5-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Tokyo Verdy trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS16%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 37% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 5% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Tokyo Verdy score at home47%

Tokyo Verdy clean sheet at home42%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away74%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Tokyo Verdy score first47%

Tokyo Verdy win after scoring first78%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first58%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tokyo Verdy 13% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38%

Avg first goal minute: Tokyo Verdy 40.0' · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23.3'

Vs league average

Tokyo Verdy score at home0.79 vs 1.32

Tokyo Verdy concede at home0.95 vs 1.08

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away1.32 vs 1.08

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede away0.74 vs 1.32

Tokyo Verdy score 40% below league average, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Tokyo Verdy are 12% below league average at home, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 44% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Tokyo Verdy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

487

335

Passes Accurate

392

238

Passes %

80%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Nakano

Normal Goal

12'

12' I. Someno

28'

28' H. Taniguchi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Germain

1st substitution · For: R. Germain

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ K. Kinoshita

2nd substitution · For: H. Kawabe

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Nakamura

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Germain

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Y. Fukuda

1st substitution · For: Y. Matsuhashi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Someno

2nd substitution · For: R. Shirai

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Saito

3rd substitution · For: S. Kawasaki

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Kim Ju-Sung

3rd substitution · For: S. Higashi

80'

80' R. Hirakawa

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

N. Arai

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Inoue

4th substitution · For: S. Toyama

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Nakamura

4th substitution · For: Marcos Júnior

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ N. Arai

5th substitution · For: S. Koshimichi

Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Tokyo Verdy 3-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi. It was played at Ajinomoto Stadium.

First half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima took an early lead at 6' when S. Nakano scored, making the score 0-1. I. Someno received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 12'. H. Taniguchi received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 28'.

Second half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Germain replacing R. Germain. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 60', with K. Kinoshita replacing H. Kawabe. Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 62' when S. Nakamura scored, with the assist credited to R. Germain, making the score 0-2. Tokyo Verdy made their 1st substitution at 66', with Y. Fukuda replacing Y. Matsuhashi. Tokyo Verdy made their 2nd substitution at 77', with I. Someno replacing R. Shirai. Tokyo Verdy made their 3rd substitution at 77', with K. Saito replacing S. Kawasaki. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Kim Ju-Sung replacing S. Higashi. R. Hirakawa received a yellow card for Tokyo Verdy at 80'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 83' when N. Arai scored, making the score 0-3. Tokyo Verdy made their 4th substitution at 86', with R. Inoue replacing S. Toyama. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 87', with S. Nakamura replacing Marcos Júnior. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 87', with N. Arai replacing S. Koshimichi.

Tokyo Verdy used 4 substitutions while Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions. Tokyo Verdy got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-15).
Tokyo Verdy controlled possession (59%).
Tokyo Verdy had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

23 Aug 2025 Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 3 17 May 2025 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

07 Aug 2024 Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 - 1 15 Jun 2024 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy 4 - 1