KYOTO. Kyoto Sanga tops Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 after Y. Toyokawa scored just 1 goal (52′). Sanfrecce Hiroshima was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium stadium in Kyoto on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Koichiro Fukushima with the collaboration of Jun Mihara and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Masahiro Yamamura. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.69 degrees Celsius or 78.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Kyoto Sanga

1 - 0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 9 Total 23
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 9
  • 95 Attack 101
  • 46 Dangerous attack 70
  • 61 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a superior ball possession 63% while Kyoto Sanga was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Kyoto Sanga succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Kyoto Sanga shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 23 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Kyoto Sanga received 2 yellow cards (Taichi Hara and Patric). Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

46'
Marcos Júnior- sub ->Gakuto Notsuda
Temma Matsuda- sub ->Shimpei Fukuoka
46'
Yuta Toyokawa(goal)
52'
65'
Douglas Vieira - sub ->Pieros Sotiriou
64'
Ezequiel- sub ->Shuto Nakano
71'
83'
88'
88'
Taichi Hara- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
FC Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After playing this match, Kyoto Sanga will have 33 points like Consadole Sapporo and Albirex Niigata to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will stay with 44 points like Avispa Fukuoka to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away agasint Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Kyoto Sanga
G
Sung-yun Gu 94.South Korea
8.5
D
Shogo Asada 3.Japan
7.9
D
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah 5.Japan
7.7
D
Yuto Misao 6.Japan
7.3
D
Shinnosuke Fukuda 20.Japan
6.7
M
Shimpei Fukuoka 10.Japan
7.3
46'
M
Shohei Takeda 16.Japan
7.3
M
Daiki Kaneko 19.Japan
7.0
F
Ryogo Yamasaki 11.Japan
6.7
83'
F
Taichi Hara 14.Japan
6.8
90'
F
Yuta Toyokawa 23.Japan
7.3
71' 52'
Substitutes
G
Gakuji Ota 26.Japan
M
Daigo Araki 8.Japan
6.8
88'
M
Temma Matsuda 18.Japan
6.3
46'
M
F. Yamada 27.Japan
6.4
88'
M
Naoto Misawa 33.Japan
6.6
71'
F
Patric 9.Brazil
6.7
83' 90'
F
Kazunari Ichimi 22.Japan

Kyoto Sanga started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

The manager Kwi-Jea Cho decided to play with the following team: Sung-Yun Gu (8.5), Shinnosuke Fukuda (6.7), Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (7.7), Shogo Asada (7.9), Yuto Misao (7.3), Shimpei Fukuoka (7.3), Daiki Kaneko (7.0), Shohei Takeda (7.3), Yuta Toyokawa (7.3), Ryogo Yamasaki (6.7) and Taichi Hara (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daigo Araki (6.8), Patric (6.7), Temma Matsuda (6.3), Kazunari Ichimi, Gakuji Ota, Fuki Yamada (6.4) and Naoto Misawa (6.6).

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: Shimpei Fukuoka for Temma Matsuda (46′), Yuta Toyokawa for Naoto Misawa (71′), Ryogo Yamasaki for Patric (83′), Naoto Misawa for Daigo Araki (88′) and Temma Matsuda for Fuki Yamada (88′).

Best player: Sung-Yun Gu​

The most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was the goalkeeper: Sung-Yun Gu. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Keisuke Osako 38.Japan
6.4
D
Hayato Araki 4.Japan
7.5
D
Shunki Higashi 24.Japan
7.1
D
Tsukasa Shiotani 33.Japan
7.0
M
Gakuto Notsuda 7.Japan
7.0
46'
M
Takumu Kawamura 8.Japan
6.8
M
Makoto Mitsuta 11.Japan
7.3
M
Shuto Nakano 15.Japan
6.7
64'
M
Takaaki Shichi 16.Japan
7.3
M
Mutsuki Kato 51.Japan
7.0
F
Pieros Sotiriou 20.Cyprus
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Goro Kawanami 22.Japan
D
Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi 2.Japan
M
Ezequiel 14.Brazil
6.7
64'
M
Taishi Matsumoto 17.Japan
M
Sota Koshimichi 32.Japan
F
Douglas Vieira 9.Brazil
6.4
65'
F
Marcos Júnior 10.Brazil
7.5
46'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Michael Skibbe played with: Keisuke Osako (6.4), Tsukasa Shiotani (7.0), Hayato Araki (7.5), Shunki Higashi (7.1), Shuto Nakano (6.7), Gakuto Notsuda (7.0), Takumu Kawamura (6.8), Takaaki Shichi (7.3), Mutsuki Kato (7.0), Makoto Mitsuta (7.3) and Pieros Sotiriou (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi, Douglas Vieira (6.4), Marcos Júnior (7.5), Ezequiel (6.7), Taishi Matsumoto, Goro Kawanami and Sota Koshimichi.

Substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 3 changes: Gakuto Notsuda for Marcos Júnior (46′), Pieros Sotiriou for Douglas Vieira (65′) and Shuto Nakano for Ezequiel (64′).

Best player: Hayato Araki​

The most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Hayato Araki.

His rating is (7.5) with 73 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​