Sanfrecce Hiroshima will battle it out with Gamba Osaka in this J-League game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gamba Osaka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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 form and stats
Seven points from three J-League home games is a great start for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who are hoping to build on that form here at EDION Stadium. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at EDION Stadium.
Sanfrecce faced defeat in their previous match, away at Yokohama F. Marinos (0-5). In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Oita Trinita.
Sanfrecce were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Sanfrecce after this match as they are travelling to Yokohama for a J-League game in only four days.
The Sanfrecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce have conceded only 2 goals.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the J-League ended in defeat. Last season Gamba Osaka had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 12, drew 3 and lost 2.
Gamba Osaka have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 189 minutes ago. Patric was the goal scorer.
Gamba Osaka lost away at Vissel Kobe (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A 0-1 defeat away at Kawasaki Frontale before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Gamba Osaka are hosting Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League only four days away.
0 goals so far away for Gamba Osaka, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Let's have a look at how Gamba Osaka performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 27/19 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Sanfrecce, two draws and four wins for Gamba Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Junior 2 goals |  H. Araki 1 goals |  T. Aoyama 1 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.7 | 14.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 35% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 1 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 0 |