Highlights

80'

Y. Nakajima (assist S. Nakano)

63'

H. Araki (Foul)

61'

Kim Ju-Sung (Dissent)

52'

Marcos Júnior (on penalty)

HT 0 - 0

34'

S. Higashi (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

87'

L. Wong (M. Caputo - tactical)

83'

T. Arslan (Y. Nakajima - injury)

77'

Z. Schreiber (A. Kuen - tactical)

77'

H. Shillington (N. Atkinson - tactical)

76'

B. Mazzeo (K. Rahmani - tactical)

67'

T. Shiotani (Kim Ju-Sung - tactical)

67'

N. Maeda (Marcos Júnior - tactical)

46'

N. Arai (S. Higashi - tactical)

46'

E. Durakovic (M. Leckie - tactical)

43'

M. Kato (K. Kinoshita - injury)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Sanfrecce	15	8	4	3	1
	5	Melbourne City	14	8	4	2	2

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Marcos Júnior

H. Kawabe 1
Y. Nakajima 1

Shots off target

A. Kuen

N. Maeda 1
S. Souprayen 1

Fouls suffered

Marcos Júnior

N. Atkinson 2
Y. Nakajima 2

Tackles

Y. Nakajima

G. Ferreyra 2
S. Sasaki 2

Fouls

N. Atkinson

Y. Nakajima 2
K. Kinoshita 2

Saves

P. Beach

Passes

H. Araki

K. Trewin 66
Kim Ju-Sung 64

Accurate passes

H. Araki

Kim Ju-Sung 54
K. Trewin 50

Current form

Stats

D D L W W

W W D L L

Last matches

Stats & bet

12/12/23

24/01/25

Referees

Payam Heydari main referee

3

0

Card count of its only match arbitrated
Abdullah Jamali VAR assistant referee
Ammar Ashkanani fourth referee
Saud Al Samhan VAR referee
Farhad Farhadpoor assistant referee
Ali Ahmadi assistant referee

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Injured players

Melbourne City

Andrew Nabbout Achilles Strain

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Hayao Kawabe Ankle Injury

Match venue

AAMI Park - Melbourne

Year of construction: 2010
Surface: grass
Capacity: 30050
Average attendance: 10536
Maximum attendance: 27638
% sold: 37

Match result Melbourne City Sanfrecce

Date 16 September 2025 08:45
Competition AFC Champions League
Season 2025/2026
Stage League Stage - East - week 1
Match attendance 1423
Code MCY-SFR
Area Asia
Home team Melbourne City
Away team Sanfrecce Hiroshima

FAQ

What is the result between Melbourne City Sanfrecce?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the match with a 0-2 score

What are the official lineups for Melbourne City Sanfrecce?

Melbourne City : Coached by A. Vidmar, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: P. Beach, A. Behich (C), S. Souprayen, G. Ferreyra, N. Atkinson, A. Kuen, K. Trewin, M. Leckie, K. Rahmani, M. Caputo, T. Kanamori

Sanfrecce Hiroshima : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Skibbe, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-2-1 : K. Osako, Kim Ju-Sung, H. Araki, S. Sasaki (C), S. Higashi, S. Tanaka, H. Kawabe, S. Nakano, Marcos Júnior, Y. Nakajima, K. Kinoshita

Who is the referee of the match Melbourne City Sanfrecce ?

Payam Heydari is the referee for this match

Where is the match Melbourne City Sanfrecce?

The venue AAMI Park in Melbourne is hosting the match

At what time is Melbourne City Sanfrecce?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 16 September 2025. Kick-off at 08:45

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Confirmed line-ups

Melbourne City 4-3-3

- 1 P. Beach
- 16 (C) A. Behich
- 26 S. Souprayen
- 22 G. Ferreyra
- 13 N. Atkinson
- 30 A. Kuen
- 27 K. Trewin
- 7 M. Leckie
- 47 K. Rahmani
- 17 M. Caputo
- 10 T. Kanamori
- 1 K. Osako
- 37 Kim Ju-Sung
- 4 H. Araki
- 19 (C) S. Sasaki
- 24 S. Higashi
- 14 S. Tanaka
- 6 H. Kawabe
- 15 S. Nakano
- 10 Marcos Júnior
- 35 Y. Nakajima
- 17 K. Kinoshita

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-4-2-1

- A. Vidmar Coach
Substitutes
- A. Cartwright #52 - Striker
- M. Baker #48 - Defender
- D. Ochsenham #33 - Goalkeeper
- 87'
  
  L. Wong #41 - Midfielder
- L. Bonetig #4 - Defender
- 77'
  
  H. Shillington #36 - Defender
- 76'
  
  B. Mazzeo #20 - Striker
- A. Mackintosh #53 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  Z. Schreiber #19 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  E. Durakovic #39 - Midfielder
- R. Kalms #45 - Defender
- B. Kutleshi #44 - Striker
- M. Skibbe Coach
Substitutes
- C. Hill #38 - Goalkeeper
- 43'
  
  M. Kato #51 - Striker
- T. Yamasaki #3 - Defender
- Y. Chajima #25 - Midfielder
- D. Suga #18 - Midfielder
- 83'
  
  T. Arslan #30 - Midfielder
- Jeong Min-Ki #26 - Goalkeeper
- S. Koshimichi #32 - Midfielder
- S. Kobayashi #45 - Striker
- 67'
  
  T. Shiotani #33 - Defender
- 67'
  
  N. Maeda #41 - Striker
- 46'
  
  N. Arai #13 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Accurate passes

75%

79%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

429

Passes

513

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

Marcos Júnior

100% 2/2

Fouls suffered

Marcos Júnior

N. Atkinson 2
Y. Nakajima 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

T. Kanamori

0% 0/2

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

H. Araki

88% 68/77

H. Kawabe 88% (43/49)
S. Sasaki 88% (50/57)
S. Souprayen 87% (41/47)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

K. Osako

40% 12/30

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League Stage - East

Table by group

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Machida	17	8	5	2	1	15	7	8
2	Vissel Kobe	16	8	5	1	2	14	7	7
3	Sanfrecce	15	8	4	3	1	10	6	4
4	Buriram Utd	14	8	4	2	2	10	8	2
5	Melbourne City	14	8	4	2	2	9	7	2
6	Darul Ta'zim	11	8	3	2	3	8	7	1
7	Seoul	10	8	2	4	2	10	9	1
8	Gangwon	9	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2
9	Ulsan	9	8	2	3	3	6	8	-2
10	Rongcheng	6	8	1	3	4	7	11	-4
11	Shenhua	4	8	1	1	6	5	13	-8
12	Port	4	8	0	4	4	2	11	-9

8th Finals

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Buriram Utd	10	4	3	1	0	8	3	5
2	Vissel Kobe	10	4	3	1	0	6	2	4
3	Sanfrecce	10	4	3	1	0	5	2	3
4	Darul Ta'zim	8	4	2	2	0	4	1	3
5	Machida	7	4	2	1	1	8	6	2
6	Ulsan	7	4	2	1	1	4	3	1
7	Melbourne City	7	4	2	1	1	4	3	1
8	Gangwon	7	4	2	1	1	7	7	0
9	Seoul	6	4	1	3	0	6	3	3
10	Shenhua	4	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2
11	Rongcheng	4	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2
12	Port	1	4	0	1	3	1	8	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Machida	10	4	3	1	0	7	1	6
2	Melbourne City	7	4	2	1	1	5	4	1
3	Vissel Kobe	6	4	2	0	2	8	5	3
4	Sanfrecce	5	4	1	2	1	5	4	1
5	Seoul	4	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2
6	Buriram Utd	4	4	1	1	2	2	5	-3
7	Darul Ta'zim	3	4	1	0	3	4	6	-2
8	Port	3	4	0	3	1	1	3	-2
9	Rongcheng	2	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2
10	Gangwon	2	4	0	2	2	2	4	-2
11	Ulsan	2	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3
12	Shenhua	0	4	0	0	4	2	8	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Machida	18	8	5	3	0	11	2	9
2	Seoul	14	8	3	5	0	5	0	5
3	Vissel Kobe	11	8	2	5	1	6	4	2
4	Darul Ta'zim	11	8	2	5	1	3	2	1
5	Melbourne City	11	8	2	5	1	3	2	1
6	Rongcheng	10	8	2	4	2	4	4	0
7	Gangwon	9	8	2	3	3	4	5	-1
8	Buriram Utd	9	8	2	3	3	3	4	-1
9	Sanfrecce	8	8	1	5	2	2	4	-2
10	Ulsan	7	8	1	4	3	1	4	-3
11	Shenhua	7	8	1	4	3	1	5	-4
12	Port	4	8	0	4	4	0	7	-7