Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

AFC Champions League EliteLeague Phase East - 1

Melbourne City

0–2

90:00

Full time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

AAMI ParkMelbourne

P. HeydariReferee

Scorers—

Scorers1Marcos Júnior52′ P1Y. Nakajima80′

Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima was played in AFC Champions League Elite (League Phase East - 1) on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 10:45 (GMT+3) at AAMI Park, Melbourne, refereed by P. Heydari, and ended 0-2.

Last updated: Sunday 27 September 2026 - 23:20 (Cairo time)

Match Timeline

AllHighlights

Melbourne CitySanfrecce Hiroshima

First half

34′

S. HigashiYellow card

43′

Off K. KinoshitaOn M. Kato

Second half

Off M. LeckieOn E. Durakovic

46′

Off S. HigashiOn N. Arai

52′

Marcos JúniorPenalty goal0-1

61′

Kim Ju-SungYellow card

63′

H. ArakiYellow card

67′

Off Kim Ju-SungOn T. Shiotani

Off Marcos JúniorOn N. Maeda

Off K. RahmaniOn B. Mazzeo

76′

Off N. AtkinsonOn H. Shillington

Off A. KuenOn Z. Schreiber

77′

80′

Y. NakajimaGoal0-2Assist: S. Nakano

83′

Off Y. NakajimaOn T. Arslan

Off M. CaputoOn L. Wong

87′

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Match momentum

Pressure over match minutes

Melbourne City15%

Away side with the edge

Sanfrecce Hiroshima85%

0'80'80'

45%Possession55%

6Shots7

0Shots on target4

4Corners5

Top Trends

Melbourne City unbeatenFrom the latest Melbourne City resultsMelbourne City were unbeaten in 5 of the last 5 matches (100%)⁦5/5⁩100%

Melbourne City unbeaten

From the latest Melbourne City results

Melbourne City were unbeaten in 5 of the last 5 matches (100%)

⁦5/5⁩Hits

100%Rate

Melbourne City

Sanfrecce Hiroshima unbeatenFrom the latest Sanfrecce Hiroshima resultsSanfrecce Hiroshima were unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches (80%)⁦4/5⁩80%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima unbeaten

From the latest Sanfrecce Hiroshima results

Sanfrecce Hiroshima were unbeaten in 4 of the last 5 matches (80%)

⁦4/5⁩Hits

80%Rate

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima to winFrom the latest Sanfrecce Hiroshima resultsSanfrecce Hiroshima won 3 of the last 5 matches (60%)⁦3/5⁩60%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win

From the latest Sanfrecce Hiroshima results

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3 of the last 5 matches (60%)

⁦3/5⁩Hits

60%Rate

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Team Form

Last 5 matches

Melbourne CityDWDDD

Sanfrecce HiroshimaWWDLW

Team Stars

Top-rated player of each team from match stats

M. LeckieMelbourne CityMidfielder7.2

Rating

7.2

Goals

0

Assists

0

Shots

0

Successful passes

1

Y. NakajimaSanfrecce HiroshimaForward8.0

Rating

8.0

Goals

1

Assists

0

Shots

1

Successful passes

6

VS

Scoring Periods

Melbourne CityHome

2goals

15'30'45'60'75'90'

Sanfrecce HiroshimaAway

Attack Direction

Melbourne CityFocus: left flank

Left wing33%

Center33%

Right wing33%

Sanfrecce HiroshimaFocus: left flank

Left wing50%

Center17%

Right wing33%

L 33%C 33%R 33%

R 33%C 17%L 50%

Win Probability

Melbourne City

39%

Draw

28%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

33%

Most likely reasons

Preliminary analysis (home advantage) — updates when the model is available.

Match info

Date16/09 · 10:45

RoundLeague Phase East - 1

StadiumAAMI Park · Melbourne

RefereeP. Heydari

CompetitionAFC Champions League Elite