Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce HiroshimaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

AFC Champions League Elite

2025/2026

Melbourne City

-FT

Sep 16, 2025

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Yotaro Nakajima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Goals

7.7

87'Substitution

Lawrence Wong· In

Max Caputo· Out

Melbourne City

83'Substitution

Tolgay Arslan· In

Yotaro Nakajima· Out

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Goal!

0-2

Yotaro Nakajima

80'·Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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77'Substitution

Zane Schreiber· In

Andreas Kuen· Out

Melbourne City

77'Substitution

Harrison Shillington· In

Nathaniel Atkinson· Out

Melbourne City

76'Substitution

Benjamin Mazzeo· In

Kavian Rahmani· Out

Melbourne City

67'Substitution

Naoki Maeda· In

Marcos Júnior· Out

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

67'Substitution

Tsukasa Shiotani· In

Ju-sung Kim· Out

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

63'Yellow Card

Hayato Araki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

61'Yellow Card

Ju-sung Kim

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Goal!

0-1

Marcos Júnior

52'·Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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46'Substitution

Naoto Arai· In

Shunki Higashi· Out

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

46'Substitution

Emin Durakovic· In

Mathew Leckie· Out

Melbourne City

43'Substitution

Mutsuki Kato· In

Kosuke Kinoshita· Out

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

34'Yellow Card

Shunki Higashi

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Statistics of the Game

Melbourne City

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

46%Ball Possession54%

7Shots Total7

0Shots On Target4

4Corners5

10Fouls10

0Yellow Cards3

2Offsides1

2Saves0

429Passes513

4Shots Off Target1

113Attacks117

31Dangerous Attacks44

3Shots Inside Box6

3Shots Outside Box1

0Goals2

10Free Kicks9

3Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions5

4Tackles12

0Assists1

321Accurate Passes405

2Injuries4

12Total Crosses17

1Accurate Crosses4

13Interceptions10

0Big Chances Created3

0Big Chances Missed1

Melbourne City

Manager: Aurelio Vidmar

Starting XI

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.5

6.0

6.7

7.1

6.4

6.9

6.6

6.4

Substitutes

6.4

6.5

6.3

6.2

Matthew Baker

Aaron Cartwright

Angus Mackintosh

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Manager: Michael Skibbe

Starting XI

6.7

7.2

7.5

7.1

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.7

7.7

7.6

6.3

Substitutes

6.6

6.5

6.8

Cailen Hill

Naoki Maeda

6.7

Shimon Kobayashi

Mutsuki Kato

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kai Trewin MF	7.1	90'	0/1	66(74%)	-	6/10
Takeshi Kanamori FW	6.9	90'	0/2	19(71%)	1	4/11
Mathew Leckie MF	6.7	46'	-	13(77%)	-	3/6
Max Caputo FW	6.6	87'	-	21(52%)	-	5/18
Benjamin Mazzeo FW	6.5	14'	-	6(83%)	-	1/2
Samuel Souprayen DF	6.5	90'	0/1	47(87%)	-	2/5
Germán Ferreyra DF	6.4	90'	-	45(78%)	2	5/7
Kavian Rahmani FW	6.4	76'	-	15(93%)	-	2/8
Zane Schreiber MF	6.4	13'	-	20(75%)	-	-
Andreas Kuen MF	6.4	77'	0/1	28(75%)	1	2/6
Harrison Shillington DF	6.3	13'	-	15(100%)	-	0/1
Emin Durakovic MF	6.2	44'	0/1	12(70%)	-	0/2
Nathaniel Atkinson DF	6.1	77'	0/1	34(61%)	-	2/7
Patrick Beach GK	6.1	90'	-	42(64%)	-	0/1
Aziz Behich DF	6.0	90'	-	41(78%)	-	1/9
Lawrence Wong MF	-	3'	-	5(50%)	-	1/2

Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Melbourne City	15	L1	0	1	0	1	10/15	10-4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	15	D1	2	1	6	5	8/15	12-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Melbourne City — last 5 games

W5-1 vs Sydney2025-05-03
W3-0 @ Western United2025-05-16
D1-1 vs Western United2025-05-24
W1-0 vs Melbourne Victory2025-05-31
L0-2 @ APIA Leichhardt Tigers2025-07-30

Sanfrecce Hiroshima — last 5 games

W4-2 @ Nagoya Grampus2025-08-27
D1-1 @ Cerezo Osaka2025-08-31
L2-3 @ Shonan Bellmare2025-09-03
W4-1 vs Shonan Bellmare2025-09-07
D1-1 vs Kyoto Sanga2025-09-12

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Melbourne City	5	8	14	2	WWDWD	5	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	8	15	4	WDWWD	5	-2

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsMelbourne City 14 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15
Positions: #5 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.13/0.88 vs 1.25/0.75scored/conceded per game · league average 1.35

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-09-16

Matchday 1 — AFC Champions League Elite

Match Report

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3rd, 15 pts) visited Melbourne City (5th, 14 pts) with 1 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/0.88 for Melbourne City and 1.25/0.75 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,050. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.

Goal scorers

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Marcos Júnior (52'), Yotaro Nakajima (80')

Key stats

Possession: Melbourne City 46% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 54% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 4-5

More details:

Melbourne City — live results and schedule Sanfrecce Hiroshima — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Melbourne City 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. AFC Champions League Elite match played on 16 Sept 2025.

What league is Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima in?

This match is part of the AFC Champions League Elite. The match was played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima played?

The match was played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — computed insights

Fixtures

Matchday 1 — AFC Champions League Elite

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions