Sanfrecce Hiroshima duel Kashiwa Reysol for fame and triumph.
Kashiwa Reysol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have collected 1 point from their J-League home games so far after 0-1-1.
Happy days for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous game, a fixture away at Gamba Osaka (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Sweet to taste a league win after three games without. A late climax in the match against Gamba Osaka as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Mitsuta. Mitsuta (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.62/10. Mitsuta scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that fixture, a home win against Yokohama in the Nabisco Cup. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sanfrecce's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Early season league goal statistics from Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 2 home games: {1 goals}, 2 conceded.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the J-League ended in defeat. Last season Kashiwa Reysol had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 7, drew 5 and lost 5.
The attacking players of Kashiwa Reysol have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 245 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Kashiwa Reysol in their previous game as they lost hosting Nagoya Grampus, 0-3. Kashiwa goalkeeper Morita could enjoy a wonderful day at work versus Nagoya Grampus, but in spite of pulling off six saves the loss could not be evaded. Sento got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Sento hit four key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).
One match before, 1-1 at home against Kashima Antlers in the Nabisco Cup.
Kashiwa Reysol have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins - draws - Kashiwa Reysol wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 2 goals |   S. Higashi 1 goals | M. Mitsuta 1 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 8 | 11.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.5 | 22.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 10.2 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 8.8 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Last season | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 52 | 31 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 44 | ||
| 91% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 59% | 62% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 44% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 29% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 35% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 68 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 66 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 55 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 52 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 51 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | -1 | 47 |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 46 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 45 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 40 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 38 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -10 | 33 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -25 | 30 |
