Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 🧑‍⚖️ Hayato Shimizu 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 · V-varen Nagasaki 16
Referee Stats
10 matches · 1.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.60
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.70
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 50%
Draws 40%
Away wins 10%
How the match was won
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (62%).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 10
Avg: 1.60 / 1.00

Points

18
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
V-varen Nagasaki (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 4-0-6

Goals For / Against

11 / 14
Avg: 1.10 / 1.40

Points

12
Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
1.20
1.60
GF
1.10
1.00
GA
1.40
33%
O2.5
44%
67%
BTTS
44%
33%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th
V-varen Nagasaki rank16th
Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28
V-varen Nagasaki points20
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #6 · 28 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
V-varen Nagasaki: #16 · 20 pts · GD -8
13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 home

W D W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals10-5
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.

V-varen Nagasaki last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-8
Record1-0-4
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 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

V-varen Nagasaki trend breakdown

Over 2.544%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home89%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet at home22%
V-varen Nagasaki score away56%
V-varen Nagasaki clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first33%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first67%
V-varen Nagasaki score first22%
V-varen Nagasaki win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 67% · V-varen Nagasaki 25%
Avg first goal minute: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28.3' · V-varen Nagasaki 56.0'

Vs league average

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home1.60 vs 1.36
Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede at home1.00 vs 1.26
V-varen Nagasaki score away1.10 vs 1.26
V-varen Nagasaki concede away1.40 vs 1.36
Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 18% above league average, while V-varen Nagasaki score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 20% below league average at home, and V-varen Nagasaki are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
31-45 0

V-varen Nagasaki goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
1
Total Shots
22
8
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
8
4
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
10
4
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
6
1
Fouls
5
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
523
337
Passes Accurate
415
234
Passes %
79%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10'
10' Goal · 1-0
A. Suzuki
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Higashi
29'
29' Diego Pituca
30'
30' H. Teruyama
1st substitution · For: Eduardo
38'
38' Thiago Santana
52'
52' Goal · 2-0
M. Kato
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Suzuki
61'
61' T. Arslan
1st substitution · For: K. Kinoshita
61'
61' S. Higashi
2nd substitution · For: S. Nakano
66'
66' Y. Iwasaki
2nd substitution · For: N. Campbell
66'
66' H. Onaga
3rd substitution · For: T. Kasayanagi
75'
75' M. Hasegawa
4th substitution · For: R. Yamasaki
75'
75' Thiago Santana
5th substitution · For: Matheus Jesus
77'
77' A. Suzuki
3rd substitution · For: S. Nakamura
77'
77' M. Kato
4th substitution · For: Y. Nakajima
87'
87' H. Kawabe
5th substitution · For: T. Yamasaki
90+2'
90+2' Diego Pituca
90+2'
90+2' Diego Pituca

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat V-varen Nagasaki 2-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hayato Shimizu. It was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

First half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima took an early lead at 10' when A. Suzuki scored, with the assist credited to S. Higashi, making the score 1-0. Diego Pituca received a yellow card for V-varen Nagasaki at 29'. V-varen Nagasaki made their 1st substitution at 30', with H. Teruyama replacing Eduardo. Thiago Santana received a yellow card for V-varen Nagasaki at 38'.

Second half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead at 52' when M. Kato scored, with the assist credited to A. Suzuki, making the score 2-0. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 61', with T. Arslan replacing K. Kinoshita. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 61', with S. Higashi replacing S. Nakano. V-varen Nagasaki made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Y. Iwasaki replacing N. Campbell. V-varen Nagasaki made their 3rd substitution at 66', with H. Onaga replacing T. Kasayanagi. V-varen Nagasaki made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Hasegawa replacing R. Yamasaki. V-varen Nagasaki made their 5th substitution at 75', with Thiago Santana replacing Matheus Jesus. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 77', with A. Suzuki replacing S. Nakamura. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Kato replacing Y. Nakajima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 87', with H. Kawabe replacing T. Yamasaki. Diego Pituca received a yellow card for V-varen Nagasaki at 90+2'. Diego Pituca received a red card for V-varen Nagasaki at 90+2'.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions while V-varen Nagasaki used 5 substitutions. V-varen Nagasaki got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (62%).
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki Head-to-Head History by Season