Tokyo Verdy 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima: J1 League result, 11/10/2026

Key moments

It was Tokyo Verdy 0-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima at half-time.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead on 47 minutes thanks to Taishi Matsumoto. Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended their lead to 2-0 on 58 minutes thanks to Akito Suzuki.

The statistics

The referee showed 4 yellow cards, 3 to Tokyo Verdy and 1 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima produced 45 dangerous attacks to Tokyo Verdy's 30. Fouls: 10 by Tokyo Verdy, 9 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Booked for Tokyo Verdy: Hyun-Woo Kim (15'), Kaito Suzuki (40') and Itsuki Someno (55'). Sanfrecce Hiroshima's yellow cards went to Kim Ju-Sung in the 17th minute.

The players

Behind him, Taishi Matsumoto at 8.3, Keisuke Osako at 7.7 and Hayato Araki at 7.3 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Tokyo Verdy made 5 changes: Kazunari Ichimi for Hyun-Woo Kim (57'), Shuhei Mizoguchi for Yuya Fukuda (70'), Issei Kumatoriya for Kanya Fujimoto (70') and Goki Yamada for Kai Shibato (85'). From the Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench came Shunki Higashi on 45 minutes, Taishi Matsumoto on 45 minutes, Sébastien Haller on 45 minutes and Naoki Maeda on 67 minutes, among 5 changes.

How they came into it

Before kick-off, Tokyo Verdy's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Tokyo Verdy drew 0-0 with Gainare Tottori last time out. Sanfrecce Hiroshima came into the match with 4 wins from their last 4 matches — 4 wins in a row. Their most recent game was a 4-0 win over Iwaki FC for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The record between them over the last 9 matches reads 0-0-9 from Tokyo Verdy's point of view. When they last met, on 23 August 2025, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3-0. There have been 29 goals in the 9 meetings, 3.2 a game. Referee H. Kasahara showed 4 yellow cards; the average in our records is 3.0 yellows per game over 35 matches.

What it means

Tokyo Verdy have now gone 5 matches without a win. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have now won 5 in a row.