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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Tokyo Verdy 1969 : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th May, 06:00 BST, EDION Stadium, Hiroshima

Saturday morning at the EDION Stadium, and it’s a J-League clash between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokyo Verdy 1969. Michael Skibbe and Hiroshi Jofuku going all-out to guide their side to victory. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with J-League performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Hiroshima
48%
--
Draw
32%
--
Tokyo Verdy
21%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
19%
--
Draw 0-0
17%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
11%
--
Tokyo Verdy 1-0
11%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
7%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
4%
--
Tokyo Verdy 2-1
4%
--
Tokyo Verdy 2-0
4%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Hiroshima 4-0
1%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
1%
--
Tokyo Verdy 3-1
1%
--
Hiroshima 4-1
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
73%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
36%
--
No 1st Goal
12%
--
BTTS - Yes
33%
--
BTTS - No
67%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
6%
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Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
68%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
47%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
83%
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Under 0.5 Goals
17%
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Home DNB
70%
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Away DNB
43%
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Hiroshima win to nil
36%
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Tokyo Verdy win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Hiroshima have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

Hiroshima have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Tokyo Verdy are in 11th position in the J-League on 20 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Tokyo Verdy have conceded 9 goals, scored 1, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1510141331 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 14
Nov 30
l
 
4-0A
2
Kashiwa14761627 
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
Jun 15
d
 
0-00-0
3
Kyoto Sanga16835327 
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
May 25
Aug 16
4
Urawa Reds15744525 
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
Sep 27
l
 
2-0A
5
Hiroshima Home14725223 
-
-
Aug 23
May 17
6
Gamba Osaka15726-123 
Aug 16
May 11
l
 
0-1A
Dec 6
7
Shimizu15636221 
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
Oct 25
8
Vissel Kobe13634221 
Aug 20
Jul 2
l
 
0-1A
Sep 23
9
Avispa15636-121 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 27
Nov 8
May 31
10
Machida15627-120 
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
Jul 20
w
 
0-1F
11
Tokyo Verdy A15555-320 
May 17
Aug 23
-
-
12
Cerezo15546119 
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
w
 
1-0F
Jun 21
13
Fagiano15546019 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
Sep 20
w
 
0-1F
14
Kawasaki12462818 
May 31
Nov 30
Jun 29
d
 
0-00-0
15
Shonan15537-918 
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
May 11
Oct 3
16
Tokyo14446-316 
Oct 18
May 25
d
 
2-2F
Sep 13
17
Nagoya15438-615 
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
Jul 5
18
Albirex14266-512 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
Oct 18
d
 
2-2F
19
Yokohama14338-712 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
w
 
2-0F
Aug 30
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
Aug 9
d
 
0-00-0
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Win / draw / win form
Hiroshima 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima2 - 1Avispa
Hiroshima0 - 1Albirex
Hiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
Hiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
Hiroshima1 - 0Kashima
Hiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
Hiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
Hiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
Hiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
Hiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima2 - 0Machida
Hiroshima6 - 2Yokohama FM
Hiroshima3 - 2Tokyo
Hiroshima2 - 0Kashiwa
Hiroshima2 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima1 - 0Avispa
Hiroshima1 - 3Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima1 - 1Albirex
Hiroshima4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima2 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHiroshima2 - 1Avispa
HHiroshima0 - 1Albirex
AHiroshima0 - 1Urawa Reds
AHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
HHiroshima1 - 0Kashima
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Shimizu
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 1Machida
AHiroshima1 - 3Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
AHiroshima0 - 3Urawa Reds
HHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 2Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Jubilo Iwata
HHiroshima2 - 0Machida
Tokyo Verdy 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Fagiano0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Kawasaki0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Yokohama FM0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kashiwa0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Albirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Machida0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Kashima4 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Albirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Gamba Osaka1 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Sapporo0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Kashiwa2 - 3Tokyo Verdy
Tokyo0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Nagoya1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Avispa0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Yokohama FM1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Jubilo Iwata3 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima4 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Vissel Kobe0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HTokyo Verdy2 - 0Yokohama
ATokyo Verdy0 - 2Urawa Reds
ATokyo Verdy1 - 0Fagiano
HTokyo Verdy1 - 0Cerezo
ATokyo Verdy0 - 0Kawasaki
HTokyo Verdy0 - 1Vissel Kobe
ATokyo Verdy0 - 0Yokohama FM
HTokyo Verdy2 - 2Tokyo
ATokyo Verdy0 - 0Kashiwa
HTokyo Verdy2 - 1Nagoya
ATokyo Verdy2 - 2Albirex
HTokyo Verdy0 - 1Gamba Osaka
ATokyo Verdy1 - 0Machida
ATokyo Verdy0 - 4Kashima
HTokyo Verdy0 - 1Shimizu
ATokyo Verdy0 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HTokyo Verdy4 - 5Kawasaki
HTokyo Verdy1 - 1Vissel Kobe
ATokyo Verdy2 - 0Albirex
HTokyo Verdy2 - 1Urawa Reds
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.7 should cause concerns for Tokyo Verdy 1969 fans, as should a 6 J-League games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Hiroshima 9th Tokyo Verdy 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
0
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that Tokyo Verdy will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Hiroshima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-19
Tokyo Verdy have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Hiroshima
PG (predicted goals)
Tokyo Verdy
1.1
0.7
Attack rating
21%
better
HIR
TVE
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Games scored9
6
Failed to score4
8
Scored first5
5
Goals scored12
9
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.6
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal10
11
Conversion rate for10
9
Avg. XG for1.4
0.8
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
HIR
TVE
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
8
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first8
6
Goals conceded11
14
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+9%

Hiroshima v Tokyo Verdy J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13223
K OsakoS. NakamuraS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK13
-
H Araki  DEF131
-
T Shiotani DEF131
-
S Sasaki DEF13
3
-
S Higashi MID131
-
H Kawabe MID13
3
-
S. Nakamura FWD1322
-
R Germain FWD1321
1
-
M Kato FWD1311
-
S Nakano DEF12
3
-
D Suga MID121
2
-
S Tanaka MID12
-
S Koshimichi MID111
-
N Arai DEF71
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
S Inoue MID4
-
Y Nakajima MID3
-
H Matsumoto MID2
-
M Ohara MID1
-
Y Chajima MID1
-
A. Inoue FWD1
-
Tokyo Verdy J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15324
M VidottoY TsunashimaK SaitoY Tsunashima
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vidotto GLK15
-
K Saito MID1512
2
-
H Onaga MID151
-
I Someno FWD1522
1
-
H Taniguchi DEF14
1
1
Y Matsuhashi MID14
1
-
Y Tsunashima MID143
3
1
Y Kimura FWD141
1
-
K Miyahara DEF13
-
R Hirakawa MID13
4
-
H Yamami FWD1312
-
Y Fukuda MID121
2
-
K Morita MID111
1
-
K Chida DEF8
-
N Hayashi DEF71
-
T Inami MID6
-
S. Meshino MID6
-
I. Kumatoriya FWD31
-
R Shirai FWD3
-
G Yamada FWD3
1
-
K Suzuki DEF2
-
D Fukazawa DEF1
-