A key match in J-League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in J-League, have to build on here at EDION Stadium. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sanfrecce Hiroshima has won seven games in a row. The Guangzhou Evergrande match was the last time out without a victory. After failing to beat Jubilo Iwata here at EDION Stadium, Sanfrecce Hiroshima has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.A good away victory last time out for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who won 4-2 against Vissel Kobe. Ahead of that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won a home game hosting Daegu (2-0).
The manager H. Jofuku will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Daegu in only four days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 5 goals in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have only let in 1 goal at home.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo are doing rather OK so far in their away games, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).Tokyo are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the J-League against Kashima Antlers. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sagan Tosu in the Nabisco Cup.
Tokyo find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures. 3 goals have been conceded by Tokyo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 2, Tokyo won 6 and 2 draws.Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tokyo | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | Played | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | Scored | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Conceded | 3 | 5 |
| 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 25% | Both teams to score | 67% | 57% |
| 71% | 75% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 25% | Failed To Score | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
