FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Live Stream, Predictions (May 25)

📊 Form Guide

FC Tokyo

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FC Tokyo won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-0 J. League Cup defeat last time out to Shonan Bellmare.

Taiyo Hiraoka (82') was the scorer for Shonan Bellmare.

Over their past six fixtures, Rikizo Matsuhashi's FC Tokyo have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a total of 9 times resulting in an average number of goals per match equal to 1.5.

Ahead of this meeting, FC Tokyo have not won against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last 3 matches in the league.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this clash after a 2-1 J1 League win to beat Tokyo Verdy in their previous outing.

In that game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 62% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goalscorers were Valère Germain (87') and Hayao Kawabe (89'). At the other end, Tokyo Verdy got 4 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Yudai Kimura (77') was the scorer for Tokyo Verdy.

A run of accomplished showings by the Sanfrecce Hiroshima defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 outings in total. During the same time, their forwards have scored 6. We will see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Their past results show that Sanfrecce Hiroshima:

• remain undefeated by FC Tokyo when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 22/04/2023 shows us that FC Tokyo have won 1 of these games & Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

20 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them for FC Tokyo and 12 netted by Sanfrecce. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

The previous league clash between the two was J1 League match day 29 on 31/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-2 FC Tokyo.

In that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed 46% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Tolgay Arslan (5', 32', 63') and Shuto Nakano (91' Own goal).

On the other side, FC Tokyo got 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (79') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Yusuke Araki.

ℹ️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there’s just the lone fitness worry for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima gaffer Michael Skibbe to be concerned with. Tolgay Arslan (Knee injury) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that FC Tokyo will do well to find the net against this Sanfrecce Hiroshima team who we reckon should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

That’s why our selection here is for a 0-1 victory for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of this one.

Let’s see how this one goes.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Checking on the latest odds for this match on the WDW market, victory for FC Tokyo is available for 4.2, betting on a draw is 3.5 & betting on the winning team to be Sanfrecce Hiroshima will get you 1.85. They’re the most competitive bets offered at present.

Andre Moura, 15:09 21/05/2025