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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Sanga

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3–0Full time
Kyoto Sanga

J1 League · SAT 17 OCT · Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 08:31
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–0 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Sanfrecce Hiroshima win58%
The market said69%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.263
The market’s Brier score0.144

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 23 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at 58%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Sanfrecce Hiroshima was 58% before kick-off and our model makes it 58% now. 0–0 · 58–23–19
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Sanga
  4. 32′🟨 YELLOW · 31' Kyo Sato · Kyoto Sanga
  5. 36′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 36' Sanfrecce Hiroshima win: 58% at kick-off, 48% now
  6. 41′We said Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 46%. 0–0 · 46–35–18
  7. 43′Sanfrecce Hiroshima have had 10 attempts to 3 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 46–36–18
  8. 45′HALF-TIME Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kyoto Sanga
  9. 45′SECOND HALF Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kyoto Sanga
  10. 46′We said Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–38–18
  11. 47′Sanfrecce Hiroshima have had 12 attempts to 3 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 44–38–18
  12. 49′48′: Daiki Suga on the scoresheet for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. 0–0 · 43–40–18
  13. 49′We published Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. Our model now makes it 82%. 1–0 · 82–14–3
  14. 49′⚽ GOAL · 48' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kyoto Sanga · Daiki Suga
  15. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 49' Sanfrecce Hiroshima win: 58% at kick-off, 82% now
  16. 55′We expected about 2.8 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 45–37–18 Our live view briefly showed an older score here.
  17. 56′SUBSTITUTION · 55' Kyoto Sanga · On: Alex Souza · Off: Ryuma Nakano
  18. 56′SUBSTITUTION · 55' Kyoto Sanga · On: Temma Matsuda · Off: Takaaki Shichi
  19. 62′We published Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. Our model now makes it 85%. 1–0 · 85–13–2
  20. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Sanfrecce Hiroshima · On: Taishi Matsumoto · Off: Yotaro Nakajima
  21. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Sanfrecce Hiroshima · On: Mutsuki Kato · Off: Shun Ayukawa
  22. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Sanfrecce Hiroshima · On: Kim Ju-sung · Off: Daiki Suga
  23. 72′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima win: 58% at kick-off, 88% now
  24. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Kyoto Sanga · On: Marco Túlio · Off: Takumi Kato
  25. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Kyoto Sanga · On: Takuji Yonemoto · Off: Sung-jun Yoon Corrected
  26. 74′🟨 YELLOW · 67' Sébastien Haller · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  27. 76′We published Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. Our model now makes it 90%. 1–0 · 90–10–1
  28. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima · On: Takuma Asano · Off: Sébastien Haller
  29. 79′Akito Suzuki scores for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 78′ — 2–0. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  30. 79′⚽ GOAL · 78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Kyoto Sanga · Akito Suzuki (assist Takuma Asano)
  31. 79′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima win: 58% at kick-off, over 99% now
  32. 80′We published Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58%. Our model now makes it over 99%. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  33. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Kyoto Sanga · On: Takuji Yonemoto · Off: Hiroto Morooka
  34. 83′82′: Mutsuki Kato on the scoresheet for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, making it 3–0. 3–0 · 100–0–0
  35. 83′⚽ GOAL · 82' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga · Mutsuki Kato (assist Akito Suzuki)
  36. 84′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 3–0 · 100–0–0
  37. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima · On: Takumu Kawamura · Off: Akito Suzuki
  38. 90′Full time, 3–0. We called Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 58% — that one lands. 3–0 · 100–0–0
  39. FTFULL TIME Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga
  40. FTSanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kyoto Sanga · Sanfrecce Hiroshima win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–0 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 58%, draw 23%, Kyoto Sanga 19%. Over 2.5 goals 52%, both teams to score 51%.

The AI’s read on Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto SangaBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win58%
Draw23%
Kyoto Sanga win19%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 06:00

RoundMatchday 10

VenueEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima

RefereeKoei Koya

Line-ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1

Kyoto Sanga

3-4-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Kyoto Sanga

3Days since last match4

Last match: 14 Oct · J-League Cup

Last match: 13 Oct · AFC Champions League Elite

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima9+1620
16Kyoto Sanga9−58

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1

1 K. Osako

15 S. Nakano

4 H. Araki

7 S. Higashi

5 N. Arai

6 H. Kawabe

35 Y. Nakajima

18 D. Suga

10 A. Suzuki

23 S. Ayukawa

22 S. Haller

Coach · Bartosch Gaul

Substitutes

99 · I. Ouchi

37 · Kim Ju-Sung

8 · T. Kawamura

32 · S. Koshimichi

14 · T. Matsumoto

45 · S. Kobayashi

29 · T. Asano

11 · M. Kato

9 · K. Yengi

Kyoto Sanga

3-4-3

90 Halls

40 Y. Ishida

50 Y. Suzuki

15 K. Nagata

44 K. Sato

25 S. Yoon

24 H. Morooka

62 T. Shichi

48 R. Nakano

23 T. Kato

77 H. Arai

Coach · Ranko Popovic

Substitutes

1 · G. Ota

60 · R. Yamanaka

5 · H. Tawiah

43 · Weverton

8 · T. Yonemoto

6 · Joao Pedro

18 · T. Matsuda

11 · Marco Tulio

17 · Souza Alex

Our number · sanfrecce hiroshima winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
58% The market69%
Us58%
Market69%

We make Sanfrecce Hiroshima a 58% chance to win. The market has them at 69%. We are 11 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.8–0.9.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kyoto Sanga1.82 – 0.93
Form · last six in J1 League this season · since 29 AugW4 D1 L1 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 20 v 82 v 16
The market · Sanfrecce Hiroshima win69% · ours 58%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
55%60%65%70%75% 11 OCT 04:0317 OCT 05:24
Our probability · Sanfrecce Hiroshima win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 69% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Sanfrecce Hiroshima win58%69%−11
Draw23%18%+5
Kyoto Sanga win19%13%+6
Over 2.5 goals52%65%−13
Both teams to score51%56%−5
Over 1.5 goals76%84%−8
Over 3.5 goals30%45%−15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or draw81%87%−6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet40%––
Kyoto Sanga clean sheet16%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 11.6%
0123450 6.5 5.9 2.8 1 11.6 10.8 5.0 2 10.5 9.7 4.5 3 6.4 5.9 2.8 4 3.0 2.7 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Sanfrecce Hiroshima down, Kyoto Sanga across0–5 goals a side shown (98.8% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.50
Over 2.54 of 10
Both scored5 of 10
Last meetingsKYO 0–4 SAN · SAN 1–2 KYO · SAN 1–1 KYO · KYO 1–0 SAN

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in J1 League this season · since 29 Aug

SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA

DWLWWW0–0 · 3–0 · 2–3 · 6–1 · 1–0 · 2–0

KYOTO SANGA

WDLLWL2–1 · 1–1 · 0–2 · 2–3 · 2–1 · 0–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Kashiwa Reysol9+721
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima9+1620
3Machida Zelvia9+1220
4FC Tokyo9+920
5Vissel Kobe9+519
6Kashima9+316
7Yokohama F. Marinos9+415
8Kawasaki Frontale9+313
9Fagiano Okayama9013
10Shimizu S-pulse9−113
11Urawa9−512
12Cerezo Osaka9−512
13Mito Hollyhock9−19
14V-varen Nagasaki9−59
15Nagoya Grampus9−69
16Kyoto Sanga9−58
17Avispa Fukuoka9−27
18Gamba Osaka9−86
19JEF United Chiba9−115
20Tokyo Verdy9−104

The competition's standings before kick-off.