GolVolt — Kyoto Sanga vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 17 October: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Kyoto Sanga 3:0

LWLLDW

Before that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.35

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.3).

Defence

Kyoto Sanga concede 1.8 goals per match

Kyoto Sanga1.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede 0.8.

Streak

Kyoto Sanga without a win in 4 matches

LLDD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 19 September, 2:1 against Fagiano Okayama.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

5goals 3assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Gamba Osaka: rating 6.9.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

9goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Kyoto Sanga at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Kyoto Sanga

at home · 10

2W4D4L1.2scored per match1.6conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

5W2D3L1.3scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

16 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.

Last time · 17 Oct 2026 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3:0 Kyoto Sanga Suga 48' · Suzuki 78' · Kato 82'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

2wins

1 draw2.4 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Gamba Osaka) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).

HAHalls KNNagata YSSuzuki WEWeverton KSSato HMMorooka SFFukuoka YIIshida HAArai RNNakano ASSouza KOOsako SNNakano HAAraki JKKim NAArai TMMatsumoto TKKawamura DSSuga MKKato ASSuzuki SAAyukawa

Kyoto SangaSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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