Here's what we know about the Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Sagan Tosu match:

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 03.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (36906 seats)

Sagan Tosu can not expect any pleasantries from their host Sanfrecce Hiroshima in this J-League game. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (10) in J-League

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.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played 9 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Sanfrecce are confident in defense, having played 186 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's last game was hosting Kashiwa Reysol (placed 18th) and winning 1-0. Tsukasa Morishima, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Morishima hit six key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Sanfrecce lost 1-5 at home to Ococias Kyoto.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sanfrecce here at EDION Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Sanfrecce Hiroshima have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

3-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sagan Tosu, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in J-League, in their J-League matches away.

Sagan play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 2nd). Park Il-Kyu (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.85. Il-Kyu stopped the opponent with seven saves. It's a bit worrying for Sagan that their goalkeeper Park Il-Kyu made seven saves in the Yokohama F. Marinos game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Roasso Kumamoto in the Emperor Cup.

After this away game Sagan return home for a Emperor Cup game against Avispa Fukuoka. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Sagan when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sagan Tosu - Sanfrecce 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sanfrecce won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Sagan Tosu has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

Sagan TosuK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
8 goals
SanfrecceY. Asano
Y. Asano
4 goals
Sagan TosuD. Hayashi
D. Hayashi
4 goals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 1 Played P 4 10 19
7 3 0 Won W 2 3 9
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 6
5 3 0 Lost L 1 3 4
23 8 2 Scored S 3 7 23
20 8 2 Conceded C 2 8 10
85% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 79%
60% 44% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 58%
45% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 20% 26%
15% 11% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
50% 44% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 26%
30% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 53%
35% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 42%
 
5.5 6.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 4
4.2 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.3 4.2
0.5 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.2 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.3 13 10 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 7.8 9.2
4.3 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 3.5
27% 20% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 34%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (10) in J-League
  • Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in J-League
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 21 17 4 0 51 15 13 11 2 0 27 10 8 6 2 0 24 5 36 55
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 11 4 2 34 15 10 7 3 0 21 6 7 4 1 2 13 9 19 37
3 Nagoya Grampus 20 11 4 5 22 13 10 5 1 4 9 9 10 6 3 1 13 4 9 37
4 Vissel Kobe 19 9 7 3 29 18 9 4 4 1 14 5 10 5 3 2 15 13 11 34
5 Sagan Tosu 19 9 6 4 23 10 9 6 2 1 16 2 10 3 4 3 7 8 13 33
6 Urawa Reds 19 9 4 6 24 22 11 6 3 2 15 12 8 3 1 4 9 10 2 31
7 Kashima Antlers 19 8 5 6 29 21 10 5 3 2 18 12 9 3 2 4 11 9 8 29
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 7 8 5 23 20 9 3 3 3 8 8 11 4 5 2 15 12 3 29
9 Avispa Fukuoka 19 8 5 6 23 22 9 5 0 4 11 10 10 3 5 2 12 12 1 29
10 Tokyo 19 8 4 7 24 27 10 5 1 4 16 18 9 3 3 3 8 9 -3 28
11 Consadole Sapporo 17 7 4 6 25 21 8 4 2 2 17 11 9 3 2 4 8 10 4 25
12 Cerezo Osaka 18 6 5 7 22 20 9 5 2 2 12 8 9 1 3 5 10 12 2 23
13 Shonan Bellmare 19 4 9 6 18 20 9 2 6 1 6 3 10 2 3 5 12 17 -2 21
14 Tokushima Vortis 19 5 4 10 16 24 9 2 3 4 7 9 10 3 1 6 9 15 -8 19
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 4 6 8 18 25 8 1 4 3 7 12 10 3 2 5 11 13 -7 18
16 Vegalta Sendai 19 3 6 10 17 34 8 2 2 4 7 13 11 1 4 6 10 21 -17 15
17 Gamba Osaka 15 3 5 7 7 14 7 2 2 3 5 8 8 1 3 4 2 6 -7 14
18 Kashiwa Reysol 19 4 2 13 15 27 9 3 0 6 11 15 10 1 2 7 4 12 -12 14
19 Oita Trinita 18 3 4 11 12 26 10 2 4 4 7 12 8 1 0 7 5 14 -14 13
20 Yokohama 20 1 4 15 12 50 10 1 3 6 8 19 10 0 1 9 4 31 -38 7

Table
  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 21 17 4 0 51 15 13 11 2 0 27 10 8 6 2 0 24 5 36 55
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 11 4 2 34 15 10 7 3 0 21 6 7 4 1 2 13 9 19 37
3 Nagoya Grampus 20 11 4 5 22 13 10 5 1 4 9 9 10 6 3 1 13 4 9 37
4 Vissel Kobe 19 9 7 3 29 18 9 4 4 1 14 5 10 5 3 2 15 13 11 34
5 Sagan Tosu 19 9 6 4 23 10 9 6 2 1 16 2 10 3 4 3 7 8 13 33
6 Urawa Reds 19 9 4 6 24 22 11 6 3 2 15 12 8 3 1 4 9 10 2 31
7 Kashima Antlers 19 8 5 6 29 21 10 5 3 2 18 12 9 3 2 4 11 9 8 29
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 7 8 5 23 20 9 3 3 3 8 8 11 4 5 2 15 12 3 29
9 Avispa Fukuoka 19 8 5 6 23 22 9 5 0 4 11 10 10 3 5 2 12 12 1 29
10 Tokyo 19 8 4 7 24 27 10 5 1 4 16 18 9 3 3 3 8 9 -3 28
11 Consadole Sapporo 17 7 4 6 25 21 8 4 2 2 17 11 9 3 2 4 8 10 4 25
12 Cerezo Osaka 18 6 5 7 22 20 9 5 2 2 12 8 9 1 3 5 10 12 2 23
13 Shonan Bellmare 19 4 9 6 18 20 9 2 6 1 6 3 10 2 3 5 12 17 -2 21
14 Tokushima Vortis 19 5 4 10 16 24 9 2 3 4 7 9 10 3 1 6 9 15 -8 19
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 4 6 8 18 25 8 1 4 3 7 12 10 3 2 5 11 13 -7 18
16 Vegalta Sendai 19 3 6 10 17 34 8 2 2 4 7 13 11 1 4 6 10 21 -17 15
17 Gamba Osaka 15 3 5 7 7 14 7 2 2 3 5 8 8 1 3 4 2 6 -7 14
18 Kashiwa Reysol 19 4 2 13 15 27 9 3 0 6 11 15 10 1 2 7 4 12 -12 14
19 Oita Trinita 18 3 4 11 12 26 10 2 4 4 7 12 8 1 0 7 5 14 -14 13
20 Yokohama 20 1 4 15 12 50 10 1 3 6 8 19 10 0 1 9 4 31 -38 7

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