Verdy

Verdy

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Japan 26/27 J1 League · Matchday 9

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Head-to-head overview

4 meetings

VerdyWins: 0
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
Sanfrecce HiroshimaWins: 4

Goals per match: 3.00
Over 2.5 goals: 75.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2025-08-23	2025	Verdy0–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2025-05-17	2025	Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–1Verdy
2024-08-07	2024	Verdy0–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2024-06-15	2024	Sanfrecce Hiroshima4–1Verdy

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Urawa Reds3–1Verdy
2026-09-14	26/27	Verdy1–1Chiba
2026-09-13	26/27	Verdy1–1Chiba
2026-09-06	26/27	Cerezo Osaka0–0Verdy
2026-09-02	26/27	Verdy0–2Vissel Kobe
2026-08-29	26/27	Verdy0–2Kashima Antlers
2026-08-22	26/27	Okayama0–0Verdy
2026-08-14	26/27	Verdy1–3Kashiwa Reysol

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Avispa Fukuoka0–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-09-13	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–1Cerezo Osaka
2026-09-12	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–1Cerezo Osaka
2026-09-06	26/27	Okayama3–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-09-02	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–0Nagoya Grampus
2026-08-29	26/27	Gamba Osaka0–0Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-08-22	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Kawasaki Frontale
2026-08-15	26/27	Urawa Reds1–4Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Verdy Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wins

0%

62%

Over 2.5 goals

25%

62%

Both teams scored

50%

62%

Clean sheets

25%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Verdy

Home · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
18	Verdy		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
18	Verdy		FC Tokyo	2
18	Verdy	0–2	Vissel Kobe	3	16′ Away
18	Verdy		Machida	4
18	Verdy	1–3	Kashiwa Reysol	5	2′ Home
18	Verdy	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	6	46′ Home
18	Verdy		Okayama	7
18	Verdy		Yokohama F. Marinos	8
18	Verdy	0–2	Kashima Antlers	9	42′ Away
18	Verdy		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
18	Verdy		Urawa Reds	11
18	Verdy		V-Varen Nagasaki	12
18	Verdy		Cerezo Osaka	13
18	Verdy		Mito	14
18	Verdy		Kyoto	15
18	Verdy		Gamba Osaka	16
18	Verdy		Nagoya Grampus	17
18 · Verdy
18	Verdy	1–1	Chiba	19	58′ Away
18	Verdy	1–1	Chiba	19	—
18	Verdy		Avispa Fukuoka	20

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Away · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2	FC Tokyo		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
3	Vissel Kobe		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
4	Machida		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
5	Kashiwa Reysol		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
6	Kawasaki Frontale		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
7	Okayama	3–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	10′ Home
8	Yokohama F. Marinos		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
9	Kashima Antlers		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
11	Urawa Reds	1–4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	—
12	V-Varen Nagasaki		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
13	Cerezo Osaka		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
14	Mito		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
15	Kyoto		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
16	Gamba Osaka	0–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	–
17	Nagoya Grampus		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
18	Verdy		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
19	Chiba		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
20	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	68′ Away

Verdy Home Sanfrecce Hiroshima Away

Wins

0%

50%

Over 1.5

100%

50%

Over 2.5

17%

50%

Over 3.5

17%

50%

Both teams scored

67%

50%

Clean sheets

0%

50%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

J1 League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Verdy

9 matches

Goals & results	Home6 matches	Away3 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	0.50	0.67	0.56
Draws	50.0%	66.7%	55.6%
Goals scored / match	0.67	0.33	0.56
Goals conceded / match	1.67	1.00	1.44
Total goals / match	2.33	1.33	2.00
Failed to score	33.3%	66.7%	44.4%
Under 2.5 goals	83.3%	66.7%	77.8%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 5/6 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

9 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away4 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	2.60	1.75	2.22
Draws	20.0%	25.0%	22.2%
Goals scored / match	3.80	1.75	2.89
Goals conceded / match	0.60	1.00	0.78
Total goals / match	4.40	2.75	3.67
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	11.1%
Under 2.5 goals	20.0%	50.0%	33.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 3/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Verdy	Draw	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	How it works
Strength (Elo)	21.4%	19.0%	59.7%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	6.5%	14.6%	75.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.55–2.42 Model expected goals

53.2% Probability of over 2.5 goals

36.8% Both teams to score

0-2 Most likely score, at 15.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-215.1%

0-112.5%

0-312.2%

1-28.2%

0-47.4%

1-16.8%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Verdy	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1427	1637	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-38	25	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1505	1510	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Verdy	0.12	0.38	0.75	0.75
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1.00	1.50	0.38	0.38

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Verdy	22%	32%	20%	10%	15%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10%	25%	12%	40%	12%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.00 Verdy at home, 11 matches

1.80 Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, 10 matches

22d Days of rest for Verdy

22d Days of rest for Sanfrecce Hiroshima

— Manager of Verdy

— Manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0 Matches for Verdy in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last 14 days

15 Points for Verdy behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima behind the leaders, and 14 above the relegation zone

2.50 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Verdy, the right bar represents Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

On the ball

20 matches

3.88

corners

8.0

14.12

fouls

8.0

1.8

yellow cards

1.75

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Verdy	LDDDLLDLDL	0.50	0.60–1.70	1L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	WWWLWDDWWW	2.30	2.80–0.80	3W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Verdy	0	5	3	0	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	3	1	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Verdy

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.