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 ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

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

Rafael Elias: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).

Attack

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 2.4 goals per match

Kyoto Sanga1.2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Kyoto Sanga score 1.2.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

7goals 3assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 goals, rating 8.6.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

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

3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.5conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored 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: Shimizu S-Pulse) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Mito Hollyhock).

HAHalls HTTawiah YSSuzuki KNNagata SYYoon SFFukuoka JPPedro HAArai ASSouza MTTúlio REElias KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi 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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