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Melbourne Victory vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 1-3 and analysis

AFC Champions League EliteGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on May 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne Victory
1-3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 1-3 on May 22, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 5′T. MatsumotoSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 70′O. ToivonenMelbourne Victory
  • 73′Y. MinagawaSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 75′T. MorishimaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne Victory

4-3-1-2
  1. 9K. Barbarouses
  2. 11O. Toivonen
  1. 8T. Antonis
  1. 15Raúl Baena
  2. 21C. Valeri
  3. 4Keisuke Honda
  1. 6L. Broxham
  2. 28B. Carrigan
  3. 14T. Deng
  4. 2S. Roux
  1. 20L. Thomas

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 22Y. Minagawa
  1. 7G. Notsuda
  2. 25T. Matsumoto
  1. 27K. Shimizu
  2. 17T. Matsumoto
  3. 15S. Inagaki
  4. 14T. Morishima
  1. 23H. Araki
  2. 13A. Ibayashi
  3. 4Hiroki Mizumoto
  1. 1T. Hayashi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 9, 0 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 8, 2019Daegu FC(away)0-4AFC Champions League Elite
May 3, 2019Wellington Phoenix(home)3-1A-League
Apr 27, 2019Western Sydney Wanderers(away)1-0A-League
Apr 23, 2019Guangzhou Evergrande FC(home)1-1AFC Champions League Elite
Apr 19, 2019Adelaide United(away)0-1A-League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 17, 2019Sagan Tosu(home)0-1J1 League
May 12, 2019Vegalta Sendai(away)1-2J1 League
May 8, 2019Guangzhou Evergrande FC(home)1-0AFC Champions League Elite
May 3, 2019Yokohama F. Marinos(home)0-1J1 League
Apr 28, 2019Nagoya Grampus(away)0-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Melbourne Victory wins, 0 draws, 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2019Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Melbourne VictoryAFC Champions League Elite

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Melbourne Victory on Mar 12, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne Victory score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.1 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne Victory1.11.629/158/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1.10.773/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sanfrecce Hiroshima843110615

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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