Kashiwa Reysol and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are both successful in the J-League with their 2nd and 6th places respectively. This could be a fun fixture!
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in J-League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Yokohama F. Marinos. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa Reysol have collected 19 points from their J-League home games so far after 6-1-5.
Kashiwa Reysol enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kyoto Sanga's place. The match ended 2-1 with Muto scoring. The victory against Kyoto Sanga came after Muto's winning goal. The Kashiwa Reysol manager Júnior was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 77th minute. Midfielder Mitsumaru was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Mitsumaru hit three key passes.
Before that match, a win away at Vissel Kobe.Kashiwa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Kashiwa Reysol have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have produced an overall stat of 3-5-3 so far.
Two trips in a row for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, whose manager Skibbe could celebrate last time after the J-League Cup win against Yokohama F. Marinos. That win felt nice as this club had gone four league fixtures without winning.
Preceding that game was the away J-League victory against Kashima Antlers with the score of 2-0.Sanfrecce have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this match year: Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kashiwa 1-2. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Kashiwa Reysol, two draws and three wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 7 goals |  T. Morishima 7 goals | M. Gonçalves Sávio 6 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 32 |
| 23 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 54% | 58% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 38% | 42% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 42% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 50% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 38% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 21% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 11.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 15.7 | 14.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 31% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 23% | 27% |
| 9.6 | 9.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in J-League
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 42 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 28 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
