Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sanfrecce Hiroshima & Honda Lock face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far this season.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Nagoya Grampus. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Notsuda got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Notsuda scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 64 total).
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Kyoto Sanga.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sanfrecce as they are travelling to their away game against Consadole Sapporo in the Nabisco Cup. That match is three days after this one.
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 6 goals.
Honda Lock form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Marrygold Kumamoto in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Playing away, Honda Lock have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Japan Football League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Honda, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Criacao Shinjuku last time out.
The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 25 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 9 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats. 4 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
A quick return to home after this game, as Honda Lock are hosting Tokyo Musashino City in the Japan Football League only four days away.
The visiting Honda Lock have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mitsuta 4 goals | T. Morishima 4 goals | Y. Kashiwa 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Honda Lock missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Honda Lock | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 44% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | ||
| 9.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Honda Lock | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Tokyo Musashino City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Osaka | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Reinmeer Aomori | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Honda | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Veertien Mie | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Verspah Oita | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Nara Club | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | TIAMO Hirakata | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Kochi United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Suzuka Unlimited | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Sony Sendai | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Biwako Shiga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 15 | Matsue City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | Criacao Shinjuku | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
