The season has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, loss and gain leading to mid-table spots so far. Get set for Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Tokyo!
- Tokyo is in the worst form (1-0-5)
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 are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Tokyo most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
5 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Sanfrecce Hiroshima have to build on here at EDION Stadium in the J-League.
Stress levels are on the rise for Sanfrecce's attacking players as they have now played 236 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ezequiel was their last goal scorer.
Sanfrecce are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Shimizu S-Pulse. Takuto Hayashi had a busy but productive day in the Shimizu S-Pulse match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Goalkeeper Takuto Hayashi got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.63 out of ten. Hayashi stopped the opponent with six saves.
Before that, Sanfrecce played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Shonan Bellmare.Sanfrecce has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sanfrecce have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Tokyo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Tokyo are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Tokyo aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 183 league minutes without a goal. M. Morishige was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Tokushima Vortis with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Shuto Abe was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.13/10. Abe had 46 successful passes (of 54 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-8 loss visiting Yokohama F. Marinos's place.The attacking power of Tokyo when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 26 goals have been conceded by Tokyo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tokyo - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 was the story when this pair of sides formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Sanfrecce, three draws and five wins for Tokyo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Queiroz de Oliveira 13 goals | ![]() A. dos Santos da Silva 8 goals | ![]() J. dos Santos Junior 7 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 39 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 47 |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | 52 |
| 89% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | 92% |
| 61% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 67% |
| 36% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 39% | 56% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 22% | 28% |
| 8% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 17% | 19% |
| 47% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 28% | 42% |
| 28% | 22% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 39% | 33% |
| 36% | 28% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 44% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 11.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 33% |
| 9.5 | 7.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- Tokyo is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 50 | 88 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 45 | 75 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 65 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 63 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 62 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 52 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 49 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 46 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -5 | 45 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -13 | 43 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 41 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -20 | 33 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 32 | -27 | 29 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | -30 | 27 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 74 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -42 | 27 |