Match Info

J1 League - Round 1

Date: 8 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima (Hiroshima)

Where to Watch on TV:


Japan	DAZN Japan
Usa	SportsEngine Play


	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		JEF United Chiba

	1	X	2
	1.35	5.00	7.50	Watch
	1.39	4.75	7.25
	1.46	4.35	6.1	Watch
	1.49	4.55	6.95
	1.47	4.5	6.61	Watch
	1.44	4.45	6.55
	1.49	4.45	6.7	Watch
	1.48	4.4	6.2
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.45 ↓ (1.49)	4.56 ↑ (4.41)	6.73 ↑ (6.48)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 3.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
65.3%

Draw
20.7%

JEF United Chiba
14%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

63.7%

21.6%

14.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sanfrecce Hiroshima has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.6%)

JEF United Chiba has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
100%	0%	0%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima - JEF United Chiba Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Hiroshima (votes: 2 - 100%).

Users Predictions: Sanfrecce Hiroshima will win (13 of 13 users predict this - 100%).
Confidence interval (95%): 100% – 100%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
99. Ouchi I. (G) 33. Shiotani T. 4. Araki H. 19. Sasaki S. (C) 15. Nakano S. 6. Kawabe H. 35. Nakajima Y. 7. Higashi S. 41. Maeda N. 11. Kato M. 10. Suzuki A.	19. Suarez J. (G) 22. Iida T. 66. Hall D. 24. Toriumi K. (C) 7. Tanaka K. 5. Kobayashi Y. 15. Mae T. 8. Tsukui T. 30. Matsumura T. 20. Ishikawa D. 99. Erison
Substitutes
5. Arai N. 22. Haller S. 8. Kawamura T. 45. Kobayashi S. 14. Matsumoto T. 1. Osako K. (G) 16. Shichi T. 18. Suga D. 3. Yamasaki T.	9. Goya H. 37. Himeno M. 39. Ishio R. 28. Kawano T. 25. Matheus Indio 45. Rocha L. 23. Suzuki R. (G) 29. Yamura K. 41. Yasui T.
Coaches
Gaul B.	Kobayashi Y.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
3', 1 - 0, Nakano S. ⚽,
43', Nakajima Y. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', Kobayashi Y. ↓, Matheus Indio ↑,
46', Maeda N. ↓, Haller S. ↑,
64', Tanaka K. ↓, Himeno M. ↑,
64', Matsumura T. ↓, Yamura K. ↑,
65', Nakajima Y. ↓, Matsumoto T. ↑,
66', Erison 🟨,
78', Tsukui T. ↓, Ishio R. ↑,
79', 2 - 0, Suzuki A. ⚽, Matsumoto T. (A),
80', Higashi S. ↓, Arai N. ↑,
80', Shiotani T. ↓, Yamasaki T. ↑,
80', Ishikawa D. ↓, Rocha L. ↑,
85', Kato M. ↓, Kawamura T. ↑,
88', 3 - 0, Kawamura T. ⚽,

Preview

JEF United may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Hiroshima is the obvious favorite.

There will not play in JEF United: Ueda Y. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in Hiroshima: Araki H. (Injury) Asano T. (Calf Injury) Kim Ju-Sung (Injury) Shiotani T. (Muscle Injury)

There are questionable in JEF United: Taguchi T. (Shoulder Injury)

The teams have not played against each other recently.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	2	2	0	8:2	6	8
20	Chiba	4	0	0	4	2:13	-11	0

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Club Friendly
14.07.26	Slaven Belupo - Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1:3 ✺
Japan J1 League
06.06.26	Kawasaki Frontale - Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0:1 ✺
30.05.26	Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kawasaki Frontale	2:1 ✺
23.05.26	Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Nagoya Grampus	4:2 ✺
17.05.26	Kyoto Sanga - Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 12.8 WWWWW
- JEF United Chiba
Club Friendly
01.08.26	JEF United Chiba - Kashiwa Reysol	0:0 ✺
Japan J1 League
06.06.26	JEF United Chiba - Avispa Fukuoka	1:2 ✺
30.05.26	Avispa Fukuoka - JEF United Chiba	2:2 ✺
23.05.26	Kashiwa Reysol - JEF United Chiba	4:2 ✺
17.05.26	JEF United Chiba - Kashima Antlers	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.2 TLTLL

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