Most experts are most impressed by Sanfrecce Hiroshima at this point, with their 3rd spot in the J-League table and anticipating the visit of Urawa Reds (who are in 9th).
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (28) in J-League
It's quite the trip for Urawa Reds when visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
This promises to be an appealing match with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
30 points is a decent return from 15 J-League games here at EDION Stadium for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.
Kawamura was the last player to score a league goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven't scored in 180 minutes.
Sanfrecce travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nagoya Grampus that ended 0-0. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's goalie Osako played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Nagoya Grampus with a stunning six saves. Goalkeeper Osako got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.33 out of ten. Osako topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Kawasaki Frontale.The manager Skibbe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kyoto Sanga in only four days.
The Sanfrecce fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 12 goals.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (28) in J-League, on their J-League travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Urawa, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Urawa Reds have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 185 minutes ago. Scholz was the goal scorer.
Urawa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Shonan Bellmare (placed 15th). Iwanami, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Iwanami won 1 of 3 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Cerezo Osaka.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Urawa Reds as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Urawa Reds have not lost in the last 6 fixtures (2-4-0) versus Sanfrecce.Urawa Reds - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 was the story when these two teams last did battle, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moberg-Karlsson 8 goals |   T. Morishima 7 goals | M. Mitsuta 6 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 45 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 32 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 90% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 73% | 83% |
| 80% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 53% | 66% |
| 50% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 23% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 28% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 47% | 47% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 40% | 47% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 34% |
| 23% | 13% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 38% |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 31% | 34% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 8.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (28) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -24 | 24 |
