This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, loss and gain resulting in mid-table places so far. Get set for Kashiwa Reysol - Sanfrecce Hiroshima!
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It's quite the trip for Sanfrecce Hiroshima when visiting Kashiwa Reysol as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Kashiwa Reysol have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 8 defeats from 14 games.
A strong away win for Kashiwa Reysol against Tokyo the last match, as Mao Hosoya were on target. Midfield player Cristiano got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Cristiano served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Kashiwa Reysol had a home game versus Yokohama which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Kashiwa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kashiwa Reysol as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Kashiwa Reysol has won four of these, drawn two and lost nine.
The Kashiwa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa Reysol defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sanfrecce Hiroshima playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Sanfrecce in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Yokohama F. Marinos, 1-3. Attacker Douglas Vieira got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Vieira scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Vissel Kobe.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Sanfrecce, two draws and seven defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cerezo Osaka in just four days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the teams met previously this season; Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kashiwa 1-0. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Kashiwa, three draws and two wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Junior 7 goals |   C. da Silva 6 goals |  Y. Asano 4 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 29 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 37 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 89% |
| 64% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 64% |
| 46% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 39% |
| 14% | 21% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 18% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 50% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 57% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| 36% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | 28% |
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 66 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 39 | 65 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 48 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 47 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 39 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -24 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 20 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 36 | -38 | 18 |