This might well be quite the exciting run-in at EDION Stadium in the J-League. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in 15th position and receive Kawasaki Frontale in 1st spot. Read about the match here!
- Kawasaki Frontale is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Kawasaki Frontale have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two J-League games here at EDION Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
No payout for Sanfrecce in their previous match, an away game at Tokyo that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Shiotani got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Shiotani served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Before that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew at home versus Vissel Kobe.At EDION Stadium, Sanfrecce Hiroshima has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Things could have gone better for Kawasaki Frontale in their J-League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Kawasaki won their last game, 1-0 versus Nagoya Grampus played at home. Defender Taniguchi was the best team player with a rating of 7.61. Taniguchi won 4 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Gamba Osaka that ended 2-2.It's early days yet, but Kawasaki Frontale has scored 6 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sanfrecce Hiroshima two wins, two draws and Kawasaki Frontale six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ienaga 2 goals |  K. Chinen 2 goals |  L. da Silva dos Santos 2 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 7.2 | 10 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.7 | 10.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 10.8 | 9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.2 |
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (3) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (6) away in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
