The Kawasaki Frontale & Sanfrecce Hiroshima managers Oniki and Skibbe are both fearing and feeling excited about this highly important game in the higher regions of the J-League table.
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (5-0-1) in J-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Emperor Cup game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Cerezo Osaka, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Kawasaki Frontale are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Kawasaki Frontale after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Kawasaki faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shonan Bellmare (1-2). The first loss after going unbeaten in four league fixtures. The defeat against Shonan Bellmare was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Abe). The forward Chinen won the honour of being "man of the match" for Kawasaki Frontale with the rating of 7.62/10. Chinen scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Kawasaki won a home game hosting Sagan Tosu (4-0).Some goal stats: A review of the 10 latest league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.
There will be little rest for Kawasaki Frontale after this match as they are travelling to Nagoya Grampus for a J-League game in only four days.
Kawasaki Frontale's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have produced an overall stat of 5-5-3 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Keisuke Osako is eager to challenge this, with his 234 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Sanfrecce, whose coach Skibbe could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Cerezo Osaka.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League.Sanfrecce Hiroshima have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kawasaki have avoided defeat in the last 6 games (4-2-0) facing Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kawasaki Frontale 0-2 was the output when these squads last met, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. da Silva Barbosa 9 goals |  A. Ienaga 8 goals |  T. Morishima 7 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 45 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 77% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 82% |
| 54% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 50% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 21% |
| 15% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 7% |
| 50% | 46% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 54% | 50% |
| 42% | 46% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 39% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 12.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.9 | 14.5 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 34% | 37% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 29% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 8.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the most points from losing position (14) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 23 |
