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Football AFC Champions League Tue 17 Feb 05:00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Champions League Betting Preview: FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

South Korean K League 1 club FC Seoul host Japanese J1 league team Sanfrecce Hiroshima, with kick-off set for 05:00 on Tuesday 17 February.

Can Sanfre Make it a Close Game?

Our stake will be split when taking Sanfrecce Hiroshima +0.25 at odds of -159 for this Asian Handicap bet. It means a return in the event of a draw but a bigger payout should the visitors claim a win against Seoul.

Seoul Were Defeated in Last Game

FC Seoul were beaten last game and this was away from home. Vissel Kobe claimed a 2-0 Champions League win.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima claimed a J1 League penalty shootout home win (1-1 after 90 mins) over Fagiano Okayama at EDION Stadium Hiroshima in their previous game. Bartosch Gaul's men enjoyed 71% possession and managed three shots on goal, while Ryo Germain found the net.

In their most recent Champions League match, Sanfre hosted Johor Darul Ta'zim and won 2-1.

AFC Champions League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 Sanfrecce H. logo Sanfrecce H. 8 4 3 1 10 6 4 10:6 15
7 FC Seoul logo FC Seoul 8 2 4 2 10 9 1 10:9 10
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Confirmed Lineups

FC Seoul confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Sung-Yun Gu (GK), Jun Choi, Seong-Hun Park, Han-Do Lee, Jin-Su Kim, Seung-Won Jung, Seung-Mo Lee, Hrvoje Babec, Min-Kyu Song, Patryk Klimala, Young-Wook Cho.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Keisuke Osako (GK), Shuto Nakano, Hayato Araki, Shunki Higashi, Naoto Arai, Hayao Kawabe, Taishi Matsumoto, Daiki Suga, Ryo Germain, Mutsuki Kato, Akito Suzuki.

FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our best FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima picks, including a main match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Scroll down for full analysis.

Match Prediction

Sanfrecce Hiroshima +0.25 on the Asian Handicap looks like a sensible play at a price of -159. They should be able to swerve a loss in this Champions League game and we’re confident that the away team can land a victory.

The Champions League tipsters at Sportsgambler.com always have a strong handle on team news. A form guide is also utilised for our betting verdict along with checking out the numbers that are going to help inform our final football picks.

Key FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Champions League & league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Sanfrecce in 9 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Sanfrecce in 18 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seoul in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seoul in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seoul in 3 consecutive games.
Sanfre +0.25 Probability

According to the best betting sites, our pick has a 61.3% chance of landing a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 65-70%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Correct Score Prediction

Seoul Seoul logo 0 - 1 Sanfrecce logo Sanfrecce

One bet that has caught our eye is Sanfrecce to claim a 1-0 correct score win. This selection is available at +575 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Sanfrecce +0.25 -159
Both Team To Score No +102
Total Goals Under 2.5 -128

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FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Anticipating a Close Contest

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are regarded as having a 44% chance of winning this Champions League clash in the eyes of the bookies. It means that their current betting odds are +128. The market suggests that FC Seoul are least likely to win at +195.

It sometimes pays to take the Draw No Bet option meaning there’s a safety net if the game ends all square. Sanfre can be backed at -159 or alternatively Seoul are on offer at +110.

Under and Over 2.5 Goals bettors are able to get odds which are similar for the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score is one of the top markets and the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -154.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

FC Seoul logo FC Seoul Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima logo Sanfrecce Hiroshima Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 8 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
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Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

FC Seoul vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the Seoul vs Sanfrecce team news beforehand. We’ll update you with the confirmed Champions League lineups and the latest injury reports.

FC Seoul Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Seoul Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

99 Sung-Yun Gu
16 Jun Choi 40 Seong-Hun Park 20 Han-Do Lee 22 Jin-Su Kim
7 Seung-Won Jung 8 Seung-Mo Lee 6 Hrvoje Babec 34 Min-Kyu Song
32 Patryk Klimala 9 Young-Wook Cho
1 Keisuke Osako
15 Shuto Nakano 4 Hayato Araki 24 Shunki Higashi 13 Naoto Arai
6 Hayao Kawabe 88 Taishi Matsumoto 18 Daiki Suga 9 Ryo Germain
51 Mutsuki Kato 29 Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Seoul Substitutes

  • 3Jae-Min Ahn
  • 11Seong-Hoon Cheon
  • 17Leonardo Ruiz
  • 27Seon-Min Moon
  • 31Hyeon-Mu Kang
  • 36Ji-Won Kim
  • 41Do-Yoon Hwang
  • 43Jeong-Beom Son
  • 44Sun-Woo Ham
  • 63Soo-Il Park
  • 70Anderson Oliveira
  • 96Juan Antonio

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes

  • 3Taichi Yamasaki
  • 16Takaaki Shichi
  • 17Kosuke Kinoshita
  • 21Yudai Tanaka
  • 23Shun Ayukawa
  • 25Yusuke Chajima
  • 35Yotaro Nakajima
  • 37Ju-Sung Kim
  • 39Sota Nakamura
  • 40Motoki Ohara
  • 46Rento Noguchi
  • 99Issei Ouchi

Previous FC Seoul Lineups

10 Feb AFC Champions League
Vissel Kobe 2-0 FC Seoul
10 Dec AFC Champions League
FC Seoul 1-1 Melb City
30 Nov K League 1
Jeonbuk 2-1 FC Seoul
25 Nov AFC Champions League
Shanghai Port 1-3 FC Seoul
22 Nov K League 1
FC Seoul 1-3 Gimcheon Sangmu
09 Nov K League 1
Pohang Steelers 0-0 FC Seoul

Previous Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

14 Feb J1 League
Sanfrecce H. 6-5 F. Okayama
10 Feb AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce H. 2-1 JDT
06 Feb J1 League
V-Varen Nagasaki 1-3 Sanfrecce H.
10 Dec AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce H. 1-0 Shanghai S.
06 Dec J1 League
Sanfrecce H. 2-1 Shonan Bellmare
30 Nov J1 League
K. Frontale 1-2 Sanfrecce H.
Team Squads

FC Seoul Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Gi-Dong Kim

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Jun Choi 16 D 7 630 7 0 1 1 1 0
Seong-Hun Park 40 D 6 447 5 2 0 0 0 0
Do-Yoon Hwang 41 M 7 421 5 2 0 1 1 0
Seung-Won Jung 7 M 7 405 6 1 1 0 0 0
Seung-Mo Lee 8 M 6 403 5 2 0 0 1 0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Bartosch Gaul

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Tsukasa Shiotani 33 D 7 564 6 1 0 0 2 0
Hayato Araki 4 D 6 540 6 0 2 0 1 0
Keisuke Osako 1 G 6 540 6 1 0 0 0 0
Hayao Kawabe 8 M 6 528 6 0 0 0 1 0
Shuto Nakano 15 D 6 487 5 1 0 1 1 0
AFC FlagChampions League Table
AFC Champions League Elite East
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 8 5 2 1 15:7 17
2 Vissel Kobe 8 5 1 2 14:7 16
3 Sanfrecce H. 8 4 3 1 10:6 15
4 Buriram United 8 4 2 2 10:8 14
5 Melb City 8 4 2 2 9:7 14
6 JDT 8 3 2 3 8:7 11
7 FC Seoul 8 2 4 2 10:9 10
8 Gangwon 8 2 3 3 9:11 9
9 Ulsan HD 8 2 3 3 6:8 9
10 Chengdu 8 1 3 4 7:11 6
11 Shanghai S. 8 1 1 6 5:13 4
12 Shanghai Port 8 0 4 4 2:11 4
AFC Champions League Elite West
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Al-Hilal 8 7 1 0 17:6 22
2 Al-Ahli 8 5 2 1 21:9 17
3 Tractor 8 5 2 1 12:4 17
4 Al-Ittihad 8 5 0 3 22:9 15
5 Al-Wahda 8 4 2 2 11:7 14
6 Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 8 3 2 3 14:14 11
7 Al-Duhail SC 8 2 2 4 16:16 8
8 Al-Sadd 8 2 2 4 12:16 8
9 Sharjah 8 2 2 4 8:16 8
10 Al-Gharafa 8 2 0 6 7:21 6
11 Al Shorta 8 1 2 5 6:20 5
12 Nasaf Qarshi 8 1 1 6 9:17 4
South Korea FlagK League 1 Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Seoul 4 4 0 0 10:2 12
2 Ulsan HD 4 3 1 0 7:2 10
3 Jeonbuk 5 2 2 1 6:5 8
4 Daejeon Citizen 5 1 3 1 6:5 6
5 Bucheon 5 1 3 1 5:5 6
6 Gwangju 5 1 3 1 4:8 6
7 Pohang Steelers 5 1 3 1 3:3 6
8 Anyang 5 1 2 2 5:6 5
9 Gimcheon Sangmu 5 0 5 0 4:4 5
10 Incheon United 5 1 1 3 6:9 4
11 Gangwon 5 0 3 2 3:6 3
12 Jeju 5 0 2 3 3:7 2
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Pohang Steelers 4 1 2 1 2:2 5
2 Ulsan HD 2 1 1 0 3:1 4
3 Gwangju 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
4 FC Seoul 1 1 0 0 5:0 3
5 Jeonbuk 2 1 0 1 4:4 3
6 Gimcheon Sangmu 3 0 3 0 3:3 3
7 Anyang 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
8 Gangwon 2 0 2 0 2:2 2
9 Daejeon Citizen 3 0 2 1 2:3 2
10 Bucheon 3 0 2 1 2:3 2
11 Jeju 3 0 1 2 1:4 1
12 Incheon United 2 0 0 2 2:5 0
Japan FlagJ1 League Table
J. League 100 Year Vision League East
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Kashima Antlers 8 7 1 0 15:4 22
2 FC Tokyo 9 4 4 1 13:7 19
3 Machida Zelvia 9 4 3 2 13:15 17
4 Tokyo Verdy 9 3 2 4 12:14 13
5 Urawa Reds 8 3 2 3 11:8 11
6 K. Frontale 8 2 3 3 11:14 11
7 Yokohama F.M. 8 3 0 5 12:12 9
8 Kashiwa Reysol 8 2 1 5 11:13 8
9 JEF United 9 2 2 5 9:14 8
10 Mito Hollyhock 8 1 4 3 8:14 8
J. League 100 Year Vision League West
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 9 5 3 1 15:7 19
2 Kyoto Sanga 8 3 3 2 10:8 14
3 Gamba Osaka 8 2 5 1 11:11 14
4 Nagoya Grampus 8 3 3 2 11:10 13
5 Shimizu S-Pulse 9 2 5 2 9:9 13
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 8 4 0 4 10:11 12
7 Sanfrecce H. 8 3 1 4 12:12 11
8 F. Okayama 8 2 4 2 8:8 11
9 Cerezo Osaka 8 2 3 3 7:7 11
10 Avispa Fukuoka 8 0 3 5 6:16 5