An early red. A long afternoon.
Mito's defensive reset barely got started.
MATCH INSIGHTS · J1 ROUND 13
Mito Hollyhock
0 – 3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Suzuki 30′ · Nakano 54′ · Suga 83′
Mito Shinkin Bank Stadium · 31 Oct
Hiroshima set up camp.
Mito couldnt get out.
An early red, wave after wave of Hiroshima pressure and Nakano joining in from the back. For me, the attacking access tells the story. Mito spent the afternoon trying to keep them out.
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Hiroshima kept coming.
Territory became repeated access to the box.
Nakano, everywhere.
A defender playing a huge part in the attack.
01 / WHAT HAPPENED
Mito's plan came apart early.
- Kimoto off
Mito forced into an early defensive change.
- Mase sent off
Still goalless. Mito now have to survive with ten.
Suzuki opens the scoring0–1Nakano supplies the cross.
- Nakano doubles the lead0–2
Arai returns the ball. Nakano keeps going.
- Suga finishes it0–3
Yengi with the final pass.
Kimoto off, then Mase sent off. Pretty grim for Naoki Mori's return. Mito were chasing the game before Hiroshima had even scored.
Gaul described Mito switching between 5-4-1 and 4-4-2. Hiroshima needed time to adjust, then kept looking behind the defence as Mito dropped deeper. The pressure stayed on.
SORARE / THE BIG SCORES
The Hiroshima AA scores are ridiculous.
Shuto Nakano
54.46 AA
Goal, assist and huge involvement.
Kim Ju-sung
57.08 AA
A massive score without an attacking decisive.
The forward minutes
Kobayashi First halfYengi Second halfAsano 25 minutes
Sorare scores provisional at the Round 13 review. Full fantasy notes →
02 / TERRITORY
Keeping the ball was only half of it.
80%Hiroshima's attacking territory (field tilt)
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Field tilt summarises which side had the greater share of play in attacking areas.Passes into the box
1Mitov24Hiroshima
MitoHiroshima
29Possession71
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Percentage of possession, using the official J.League match summary.109Passes in the opposition half581
0.10Threat from ball progression (xT)1.36
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Expected threat values moving the ball into more dangerous areas. Higher values mean more attacking threat from progression.Hiroshima had the ball, advanced it and kept arriving in useful areas. Mito's problem was finding enough relief to get their attacking players involved.
03 / CHANCES
A clear winner. The chances were less one-sided.
Chance quality created (xG)
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Expected goals adds up the estimated scoring chance of each shot. Bigger chances carry more value.Mito0.76vHiroshima1.62
Shots
Mito3
Hiroshima17
MitoHiroshima
0.25Average chance quality (xG per shot)0.10
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Total expected goals divided by shots. A larger number means the average attempt had a better scoring chance.Where the chances came from
MitoHiroshima
0.76Open-play chance quality (xG)1.53
0.00Set-piece chance quality (xG)0.09
Open play did the work for Hiroshima. The return ball for Nakano's goal is the best example: release it, keep moving and attack the space that opens up.
04 / PRESSING
Hiroshima kept Mito pinned in.
MITO'S HALF← ← ←Pressure kept coming back
MitoHiroshima
63.7Passes allowed before a defensive action (PPDA)10.1
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PPDA counts opposition passes per defensive action in the pressing zone. Fewer passes allowed generally means more active pressing.2Ball recoveries high up the pitch7
The red card gave Hiroshima the upper hand. The useful part was how they used it: territory, repeat attacks and players still willing to run beyond the defence.
WHATS NEXT
