Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki match stats & report

2–0 Full time

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 11 · Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima · Ref H. Shimizu

Sanfrecce Hiroshima stats & fixtures · V-varen Nagasaki stats & fixtures

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat V-varen Nagasaki 2–0 in the J1 League on 18 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.70–0.25. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 62% of the ball.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki match statistics

Sanfrecce HiroshimaV-varen Nagasaki

62% Ball possession 38%
2.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.25
22 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 3
8 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 4
6 Corners 1
5 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
520 Passes 337
79% Pass accuracy 69%
1 Goalkeeper saves 7

Goals and cards

10' Goal A. Suzuki (assist S. Higashi) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
29' Yellow card Diego Pituca V-varen Nagasaki
38' Yellow card Thiago Santana V-varen Nagasaki
52' Goal M. Kato (assist A. Suzuki) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
90+2' Yellow card Diego Pituca V-varen Nagasaki
90+2' Red card Diego Pituca V-varen Nagasaki

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Bartosch Gaul

1 K. Osako

19 S. Sasaki 4 H. Araki 33 T. Shiotani

24 S. Higashi 14 T. Matsumoto 6 H. Kawabe 13 N. Arai

30 T. Arslan 11 M. Kato

10 A. Suzuki

Bench I. Ouchi , T. Yamasaki , S. Nakamura , N. Maeda , K. Kinoshita , Y. Chajima , R. Germain , S. Nakano , Y. Nakajima

V-varen Nagasaki

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Takuya Takagi

13 G. Hatano

48 H. Teruyama 29 I. Arai 50 R. Shindo

23 S. Yoneda 21 Diego Pituca 5 H. Yamaguchi 22 H. Onaga

8 Y. Iwasaki 41 M. Hasegawa

9 Thiago Santana

Bench M. Goto , Eduardo , R. Yamasaki , Matheus Jesus , M. Sekiguchi , T. Kasayanagi , R. Yamada , N. Campbell , T. Matsumoto

Form guide

Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.2 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

V-varen Nagasaki away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 2.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs V-varen Nagasaki head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Feb 26	V-varen Nagasaki v Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–3

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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