Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Football squad, stats & history

Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's last 5 matches: 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss. Most recent game was against Johor Darul Takzim FC. Recent form is one of the strongest predictors of upcoming match outcomes.

W

Johor Darul Takzim FCHome

AFC Champions League Elite

1 – 011 Mar 2026

L

Johor Darul Takzim FCAway

AFC Champions League Elite

3 – 14 Mar 2026

D

FC SeoulAway

AFC Champions League Elite

2 – 217 Feb 2026

W

Johor Darul Takzim FCHome

AFC Champions League Elite

2 – 110 Feb 2026

W

Shanghai ShenhuaHome

AFC Champions League Elite

1 – 010 Dec 2025

Season Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Comprehensive team statistics derived from match data including goals scored and conceded, home and away performance splits, and form charts. Each metric is computed from official match results across all competitions this season. These statistics reveal patterns in attacking strength, defensive solidity, and situational performance that directly inform match-result, over/under, and handicap betting decisions.

Season Record

	Home	Away	Total
Played	19	19	38
Won	10	10	20
Drawn	4	4	8
Lost	5	5	10

Goals

46

Scored

1.2 per game

28

Conceded

0.7 per game

Goals by minute

125331

0-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Top Performers

Top Scorers

1S. Nakamura11

2R. Germain9

3K. Kinoshita8

4H. Araki6

5N. Arai6

Top Assists

1S. Nakamura13

2R. Germain6

3M. Mitsuta5

4D. Suga4

5S. Nakano3

Most Appearances

1K. Osako79

2H. Araki78

3S. Sasaki73

4R. Germain72

5S. Higashi71

J-League Cup

2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are currently 4 in the J1 League with 68 points from 38 matches (goal difference: +18). The standings show form, goal difference, and qualification/relegation zones — key context for evaluating match odds.

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#		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
#2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	P6	W3	D0	L3	GF12	GA7	GD+5	Pts9	Form LLWWL
#4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	P6	W3	D0	L3	GF12	GA7	GD+5	Pts9	Form LLWWL

J1 League

2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are currently 4 in the J1 League with 68 points from 38 matches (goal difference: +18). The standings show form, goal difference, and qualification/relegation zones — key context for evaluating match odds.

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#		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
#4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	P38	W20	D8	L10	GF46	GA28	GD+18	Pts68	Form WWWLD

AFC Champions League Elite

2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are currently 4 in the J1 League with 68 points from 38 matches (goal difference: +18). The standings show form, goal difference, and qualification/relegation zones — key context for evaluating match odds.

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#		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
#3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	P8	W4	D3	L1	GF10	GA6	GD+4	Pts15	Form WLDWW

Squad

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's full squad of 43 players (avg. age 27.0). Top scorer: S. Nakamura with 11 goals, followed by R. Germain (9). Squad depth and player availability directly affect match predictions — thin squads underperform when fixtures pile up.

Player	#	Position	Age	Nationality	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
Player1V. Germain	#—	PositionAttacker	Age35	NationalityFrance	Appearances28	Goals3	Assists1	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player2N. Maeda	#—	PositionAttacker	Age31	NationalityJapan	Appearances33	Goals1	Assists2	Yellow Cards2	Red Cards—
Player3D. Suga	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age27	NationalityJapan	Appearances61	Goals4	Assists4	Yellow Cards8	Red Cards—
Player4H. Kawabe	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age30	NationalityJapan	Appearances47	Goals3	Assists2	Yellow Cards4	Red Cards—
Player5H. Matsumoto	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age25	NationalityJapan	Appearances4	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player6G. Kawanami	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age34	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player7R. Germain	#—	PositionAttacker	Age30	NationalityJapan	Appearances72	Goals9	Assists6	Yellow Cards10	Red Cards—
Player8S. Inoue	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age28	NationalityJapan	Appearances36	Goals3	Assists1	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player9Y. Chajima	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age34	NationalityJapan	Appearances1	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player10O. Iyoha	#—	PositionAttacker	Age27	NationalityJapan	Appearances21	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player11T. Shiotani	#—	PositionDefender	Age37	NationalityJapan	Appearances46	Goals2	Assists1	Yellow Cards4	Red Cards—
Player12M. Kato	#—	PositionAttacker	Age28	NationalityJapan	Appearances46	Goals5	Assists2	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player13M. Mitsuta	#—	PositionAttacker	Age26	NationalityJapan	Appearances23	Goals4	Assists5	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player14M. Ohara	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age25	NationalityJapan	Appearances11	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player15T. Semba	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age26	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player16S. Nakano	#—	PositionDefender	Age25	NationalityJapan	Appearances47	Goals1	Assists3	Yellow Cards4	Red Cards—
Player17S. Koshimichi	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age21	NationalityJapan	Appearances38	Goals0	Assists3	Yellow Cards2	Red Cards—
Player18Y. Nakajima	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age19	NationalityJapan	Appearances32	Goals1	Assists0	Yellow Cards4	Red Cards—
Player19A. Inoue	#—	PositionAttacker	Age19	NationalityJapan	Appearances9	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player20S. Nakamura	#—	PositionAttacker	Age23	NationalityJapan	Appearances66	Goals11	Assists13	Yellow Cards2	Red Cards—
Player21T. Arslan	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age35	NationalityGermany	Appearances19	Goals3	Assists0	Yellow Cards3	Red Cards—
Player22S. Sasaki	#—	PositionDefender	Age36	NationalityJapan	Appearances73	Goals1	Assists0	Yellow Cards7	Red Cards1
Player23K. Kinoshita	#—	PositionAttacker	Age31	NationalityJapan	Appearances30	Goals8	Assists2	Yellow Cards2	Red Cards—
Player24Marcos Júnior	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age32	NationalityBrazil	Appearances13	Goals2	Assists3	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player25K. Osako	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age26	NationalityJapan	Appearances79	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player26H. Araki	#—	PositionDefender	Age29	NationalityJapan	Appearances78	Goals6	Assists2	Yellow Cards3	Red Cards—
Player27S. Higashi	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age25	NationalityJapan	Appearances71	Goals5	Assists3	Yellow Cards7	Red Cards—
Player28T. Matsumoto	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age27	NationalityJapan	Appearances4	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards1	Red Cards—
Player29S. Tanaka	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age23	NationalityJapan	Appearances52	Goals1	Assists1	Yellow Cards2	Red Cards—
Player30N. Arai	#—	PositionDefender	Age29	NationalityJapan	Appearances63	Goals6	Assists3	Yellow Cards3	Red Cards1
Player31M. Kato	#—	PositionAttacker	Age34	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player32I. Ouchi	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age25	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player33Jeong Min-Ki	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age29	NationalitySouth Korea	Appearances1	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player34Kim Ju-Sung	#—	PositionDefender	Age25	NationalitySouth Korea	Appearances13	Goals1	Assists1	Yellow Cards4	Red Cards—
Player35Y. Tanaka	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age30	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player36T. Yamasaki	#—	PositionDefender	Age24	NationalityJapan	Appearances9	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player37A. Suzuki	#—	PositionAttacker	Age22	NationalityJapan	Appearances4	Goals2	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player38M. Sota	#—	PositionAttacker	Age18	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player39S. Kobayashi	#—	PositionAttacker	Age17	NationalityJapan	Appearances2	Goals0	Assists0	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player40C. Hill	#—	PositionGoalkeeper	Age23	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player41T. Shichi	#—	PositionDefender	Age32	NationalityJapan	Appearances3	Goals0	Assists1	Yellow Cards0	Red Cards—
Player42S. Ayukawa	#—	PositionAttacker	Age24	NationalityJapan	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—
Player43R. Noguchi	#—	PositionMidfielder	Age17	Nationality—	Appearances—	Goals—	Assists—	Yellow Cards—	Red Cards—

Coach Profile

Jan Jönsson

SwedenHalmstadBorn 1960

Wikipedia

Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0

Coaching career

Sanfrecce Hiroshima?–present

Playing career

Halmstads BK1978–1992

Sanfrecce Hiroshima1993–1993

Vissel Kobe1995–1996

Awards & honours

Kniksen Award for coach of the year2008

Player Comparison

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Side-by-side comparison of 30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima players ranked by appearances, goals, assists, and cards this season. S. Nakamura leads with 24 goal contributions (11 goals, 13 assists). Spot which players are in peak form for anytime scorer and player prop markets.

Appearances

Total matches played

79

78

73

72

71

66

63

61

52

47

47

46

46

38

36

33

32

30

28

23

21

19

13

13

11

9

9

4

4

4

Goals

Goals or points scored

11

9

8

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assists

Number of assists

13

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Goals + Assists

Combined goals and assists

24

15

10

9

9

8

8

8

7

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Goals / App

Average goals per appearance

0.50

0.27

0.17

0.17

0.16

0.15

0.13

0.11

0.11

0.10

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.07

0.07

0.06

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.01

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—

—

—

—

—

—

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Yellow Cards

Number of yellow cards

10

8

7

7

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Red Cards

Number of red cards

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Season by Season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's performance across 14 seasons (2012–2025), with 2025 highlighted. Best season: 2012. Long-term trajectory helps identify whether current form is sustainable or due for regression.

★ Current season