With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sagan Tosu.
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
The story so far in the J-League for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at their home stadium (EDION Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Sanfrecce's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Gamba Osaka (placed 7th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Oita Trinita with a 2-0 scoreline.
Sanfrecce have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at EDION Stadium with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Sanfrecce's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sagan Tosu so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Sagan's previous game versus Tokyo (placed 3rd), a J-League 3-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vissel Kobe wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.
Sagan have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Sagan have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sagan Tosu - Sanfrecce 0-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sanfrecce won five games, one match ended with a draw and Sagan Tosu has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  L. Peruchena Pereira 8 goals | D. da Silva Vieira 7 goals |  D. Hayashi 5 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 78% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 50% | 75% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 44% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 25% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 12% |
| 50% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 44% |
| 39% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 57% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | 84 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 41 | 110 |
| 73 | 35 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 36% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | 41% |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 41 | 53 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 9 |