The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in the 8th position while the guesting Consadole Sapporo worry at 13th.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Sanfrecce saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. That game was an away game at Shonan Bellmare, so at least Sanfrecce Hiroshima are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Consadole Sapporo have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have collected 25 points from their J-League home games so far after 7-4-4.
Sanfrecce manager H. Jofuku and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Shonan Bellmare (placed 16th) in the J-League. In the game before, an away victory match versus Cerezo Osaka with a 1-0 scoreline.
The hometeam coach H. Jofuku made a successful contribution in the game against Shonan Bellmare, bringing on H. Kawabe who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sanfrecce matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and one defeat (from two games).
A decent goal production from Sanfrecce in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. On the other hand, Sanfrecce have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo have only collected 14 points from their away games in the J-League, after 4-2-8 (14 played).
Consadole had fun at their own home (EDION Stadium) last time out, beating Shimizu S-Pulse 5-1. A. Fukumori, Anderson Lopes (2), Kim Min-Tae and J. Bothroyd scored. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sagan Tosu.
As mentioned above, Consadole Sapporo was the only team on the pitch versus Shimizu S-Pulse in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Consadole when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing one and winning zero games.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Consadole Sapporo have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. In the opposite end, Consadole have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Consadole Sapporo - Sanfrecce 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins - draws - Consadole Sapporo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Peruchena Pereira 14 goals | D. da Silva Vieira 7 goals |  A. Lopes de Souza 7 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 44 | 27 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 41 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | 52 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 77% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 43% | 60% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 20% | 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 36% | 37% |
| 13% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 14% | 23% |
| 50% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 53% |
| 37% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 20% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 32% |
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 54 | 75 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 58 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 52 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -5 | 45 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 44 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 28 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 24 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -26 | 21 |