J-League match preview and statistics: Sanfrecce Hiroshima fight Consadole Sapporo

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (50000 seats)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed better than Consadole Sapporo so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It's no vacation for neither Sanfrecce Hiroshima nor Consadole Sapporo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

5-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far this season. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has recorded two wins in a row here at EDION Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's last game was hosting Consadole Sapporo and winning 1-0. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Kawasaki Frontale.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima has scored 12 goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 7 goals.

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Consadole Sapporo form and stats

Consadole Sapporo have only collected 11 points from their away games after 3-2-6 (11 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Petrović, the Consadole Sapporo manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Two away games in a row for Consadole Sapporo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J-League. That result followed a home victory 5-2 versus Shonan Bellmare.

Consadole Sapporo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. Consadole Sapporo have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Consadole Sapporo 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Consadole Sapporo has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Anderson Lopes
9 goals / 2 assists
Y. Kashiwa
6 goals / 2 assists

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Consadole Sapporo missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Consadole Sapporo
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
21 11 2 Played 3 11 21
10 5 1 Won 0 3 9
5 3 1 Drew 1 2 4
6 3 0 Lost 2 6 8
29 12 3 Scored 2 8 30
17 7 1 Conceded 5 15 27
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 100% 91% 90%
52% 45% 100% Over 1.5 100% 73% 76%
33% 18% 0% Over 2.5 33% 36% 52%
24% 9% 0% Over 3.5 0% 9% 24%
10% 9% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 10%
33% 27% 50% BTTS 67% 36% 52%
43% 45% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 29%
29% 36% 0% Failed To Score 33% 45% 29%
 
4 4.6 5.5 Corners For (avg) 2 4.4 5.1
3.9 4 4 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.4 5.1
1 0.8 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 1.6 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup AFC Champions League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
06-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka
13-07-19 JL Sagan Tosu 0 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20-07-19 JL Matsumoto Yamaga 2 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
31-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
03-08-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Consadole Sapporo
10-08-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14-08-19 EC Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
17-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24-08-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10:00 Oita Trinita
31-08-19 JL Júbilo Iwata 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Consadole Sapporo
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
03-07-19 EC Consadole Sapporo 2 - 4 Honda
07-07-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 1 - 1 Matsumoto Yamaga
13-07-19 JL Oita Trinita 2 - 1 Consadole Sapporo
20-07-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 5 - 2 Shonan Bellmare
03-08-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 0 Consadole Sapporo
10-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 05:00 Urawa Reds
17-08-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 09:00 Consadole Sapporo
24-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 04:00 Tokyo
31-08-19 JL Vissel Kobe 10:00 Consadole Sapporo
04-09-19 NC Consadole Sapporo 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 21 14 3 4 33 16 13 11 0 2 26 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 17 45
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 12 3 6 35 26 11 7 3 1 20 8 10 5 0 5 15 18 9 39
3 Kawasaki Frontale 20 10 8 2 33 15 11 3 7 1 13 8 9 7 1 1 20 7 18 38
4 Kashima Antlers 21 11 5 5 37 20 10 8 1 1 21 6 11 3 4 4 16 14 17 38
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 10 5 6 29 17 11 5 3 3 12 7 10 5 2 3 17 10 12 35
6 Oita Trinita 20 9 5 6 24 19 10 5 2 3 12 6 10 4 3 3 12 13 5 32
7 Cerezo Osaka 21 9 4 8 20 15 10 5 2 3 11 4 11 4 2 5 9 11 5 31
8 Consadole Sapporo 21 9 4 8 30 27 10 6 2 2 22 12 11 3 2 6 8 15 3 31
9 Urawa Reds 20 8 4 8 19 26 10 3 2 5 8 16 10 5 2 3 11 10 -7 28
10 Nagoya Grampus 20 7 5 8 29 27 9 5 1 3 13 7 11 2 4 5 16 20 2 26
11 Shonan Bellmare 21 8 2 11 28 34 11 4 2 5 15 16 10 4 0 6 13 18 -6 26
12 Vegalta Sendai 21 8 2 11 24 31 11 7 1 3 17 14 10 1 1 8 7 17 -7 26
13 Gamba Osaka 21 6 7 8 27 31 10 3 3 4 12 13 11 3 4 4 15 18 -4 25
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 7 4 10 27 42 9 4 0 5 13 21 12 3 4 5 14 21 -15 25
15 Vissel Kobe 21 6 4 11 32 38 10 3 3 4 18 18 11 3 1 7 14 20 -6 22
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 20 4 6 10 12 26 11 2 3 6 7 14 9 2 3 4 5 12 -14 18
17 Júbilo Iwata 21 4 5 12 15 28 10 1 4 5 10 15 11 3 1 7 5 13 -13 17
18 Sagan Tosu 20 5 2 13 13 29 9 4 0 5 9 13 11 1 2 8 4 16 -16 17

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