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Predictions and Tips
Yokohama FC come up against visiting rivals Sanfrecce Hiroshima at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Stadium in this J1 League fixture on Sunday.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Yokohama FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide

Yokohama FC
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Yokohama FC will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 0-1 J1 League defeat in their last game at the hands of Kawasaki Frontale.
In that match, Yokohama FC had 55% possession and 9 shots at goal with 0 on target. On the other side, Kawasaki Frontale had 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Yuki Yamamoto (58') scored for Kawasaki Frontale.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Yokohama FC have shown defensive steel. In fact, Yokohama FC have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 9 goals along the way. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.
Analysis of their past results shows that Yokohama FC:
- are winless against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last 3 league games.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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In their last fixture, Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew 1-1 in the J1 League match with Kashima Antlers.
In that game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 30% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Shunki Higashi (19'). At the other end, Kashima Antlers had 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Ceará (90') scored for Kashima Antlers.
The stats tell the story, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals overall. At the back, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have some weaknesses to address.
Coming into this clash, Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
↔️ Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 11/07/2021 shows us that Yokohama FC have won 2 of these games and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, with the tally of draws being 1.
An aggregate of 12 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Yokohama and 8 for Sanfrecce. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The last league encounter featuring these sides was J1 League match day 4 on 02/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Yokohama FC.
That time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 58% possession and 15 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Sota Nakamura (78').
On the other side, Yokohama FC had 3 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
The referee was Hayato Shimizu.
📋 Team News: Yokohama FC
Tsubasa Shibuya (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation), João Paulo (Tibia and fibula fracture) and Kaito Mori (Broken collarbone) are unavailable for Yokohama FC boss Shuhei Yomoda.
ℹ️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima boss Michael Skibbe has some current player fitness concerns. Yotaro Nakajima (Knee injury) and Tolgay Arslan (Knee injury) will not be playing here.
⚡ Prediction
Here is a game where Yokohama FC will need to put in a solid display to score goals against this Sanfrecce Hiroshima team who we reckon will manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.
We’re therefore expecting a good tussle with a 0-1 advantage for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of this one.
Should be interesting.
Peter Guest, 08:02 22/06/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Yokohama FC
Formed: 1998
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Stadium (15,442)
Captain: Yoshiaki Komai
Chairman: Daijiro Katahara
Manager: Shuhei Yomoda
Competitions: J1 League position 19, J. League Cup (Quarter-finals)
⭐ Star Man: Solomon Sakuragawa
Normally playing in the Striker position, Solomon Sakuragawa was born in Japan. After having played his first senior match for JEF United Chiba in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 2 league goals in this J1 League 2025 season to date from a total of 19 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 41 | WLWDL |
2 |
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21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 38 | LDLWD |
3 |
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20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 36 | WLWWW |
4 |
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21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 35 | DWLWD |
5 |
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21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | WDLDW |
6 |
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19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 33 | WWWLD |
7 |
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22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 | WDWDW |
8 |
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20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32 | DDWWL |
9 |
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21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 31 | WDLWW |
10 |
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21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 29 | DLDWW |
11 |
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21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 27 | LWLDD |
12 |
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21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 27 | WDDLW |
13 |
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20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 25 | LLDLD |
14 |
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21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 24 | DWWLD |
15 |
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21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 24 | LWDLL |
16 |
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20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 22 | WLLDL |
17 |
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19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 20 | WLLLD |
18 |
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20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 19 | LWLWL |
19 |
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20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 19 | LWDLL |
20 |
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20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 14 | LWWLL |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Yokohama FC |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Yokohama FC |
Vissel Kobe |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Yokohama FC |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Yokohama FC |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Yokohama FC |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Yokohama FC |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Yokohama FC |
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Kashima Antlers |
Yokohama FC |
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Gamba Osaka |
Yokohama FC |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Kashima Antlers |
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FC Tokyo |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Goals scored | 0.7 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 37 |
Time first goal conceded | 49 |
Yellow cards | 1.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 45 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 1.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Lukian | 3 |
Solomon Sakuragawa | 3 |
Musashi Suzuki | 3 |
Kota Yamada | 2 |
Yuri Lara | 2 |
Hayato Araki | 4 |
Ryo Germain | 4 |
Naoto Arai | 3 |
Sota Nakamura | 3 |
Tolgay Arslan | 2 |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Yokohama FC |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
Vissel Kobe |
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Yokohama FC |
Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
Yokohama FC |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Yokohama FC |
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Vissel Kobe |
Vissel Kobe |
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Yokohama FC |
Machida Zelvia |
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Yokohama FC |
Yokohama FC |
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Albirex Niigata |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Kyoto Sanga |
