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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy: result 2-1 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 17Kick-off on May 17, 2025 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2-1
Tokyo Verdy

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What was the result of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 2-1 on May 17, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 77′Y. KimuraTokyo Verdy (pen.)
  • 87′V. GermainSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 89′H. KawabeSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 9R. Germain
  1. 51M. Kato
  2. 41N. Maeda
  1. 13N. Arai
  2. 6H. Kawabe
  3. 24S. Higashi
  4. 15S. Nakano
  1. 19S. Sasaki
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 33T. Shiotani
  1. 1K. Osako

Tokyo Verdy

  1. 8K. Saito
  2. 9I. Someno
  3. 14Y. Fukuda
  1. 7K. Morita
  2. 16R. Hirakawa
  3. 22H. Onaga
  4. 40Y. Arai
  1. 2D. Fukazawa
  2. 3H. Taniguchi
  3. 23Y. Tsunashima
  1. 1Matheus Vidotto
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Tokyo Verdy have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 11, 2025Gamba Osaka(away)1-0J1 League
May 7, 2025Shonan Bellmare(away)1-0J1 League
May 3, 2025Avispa Fukuoka(home)2-1J1 League
Apr 29, 2025Albirex Niigata(home)0-1J1 League
Apr 25, 2025Urawa(away)0-1J1 League
Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 11, 2025Shonan Bellmare(home)0-2J1 League
May 6, 2025Yokohama FC(home)2-0J1 League
May 3, 2025Urawa(away)0-2J1 League
Apr 29, 2025Fagiano Okayama(away)1-0J1 League
Apr 25, 2025Cerezo Osaka(home)1-0J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins, 0 draws, 0 Tokyo Verdy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2024Tokyo Verdy 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Jun 15, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-1 Tokyo VerdyJ1 League
May 22, 2024Tokyo Verdy 2-3 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ-League Cup

Last archived meeting: Tokyo Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Aug 7, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 0.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Tokyo Verdy score 0.8 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.80.946/154/15
Tokyo Verdy0.80.874/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 2nd in J1 League (29 points from 13 matches) and Tokyo Verdy sit 17th (11 points from 13 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima13922321029
17Tokyo Verdy13256112211

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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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