Getting nearer the top sides is the target when these two mid-table sides duel. Both will be targeting to improve their league table standing, Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 7th and Nagoya Grampus in 9th spot.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nagoya Grampus have scored away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the J-League.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sanfrecce Hiroshima have to build on here at EDION Stadium in the J-League. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has recorded two wins in a row here at EDION Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Sanfrecce last time playing, versus Kyoto Sanga. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Santos and Mitsuta scoring for the victors. The striker Santos was announced as "man of the match" for Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a rating of 8.12/10. Santos scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sanfrecce Hiroshima as they have a new game in only four days, a Emperor Cup match thankfully also at home. Honda Lock are visiting.
The Sanfrecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nagoya Grampus so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Nakatani secured the home win 1-0 against Avispa Fukuoka in their previous game. Nakatani, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Nakatani scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Shimizu S-Pulse with the score of 2-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Nagoya Grampus are hosting Doshisha University in the Emperor Cup only four days away.
The attacking power of Grampus when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 9 goals have been conceded by Nagoya Grampus in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Sanfrecce won five games, one match ended with a tie and Nagoya Grampus have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  M. Mitsuta 4 goals | T. Morishima 4 goals | Y. Kashiwa 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 86% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 87% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 43% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 33% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 14% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 11.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 26% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 17% | 24% |
| 8.6 | 7.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 10.9 | 8.9 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
- Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nagoya Grampus have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Jubilo Iwata | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
