Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 11th and Vissel Kobe in 10th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far this season.
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at EDION Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st). Before that match, a win away at Shimizu S-Pulse.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won four times, drawn six and lost four.
Sanfrecce have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at EDION Stadium with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Sanfrecce have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Vissel Kobe have produced an overall stat of 4-4-3 so far.
There were no winners in Vissel Kobe's previous match, a J-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Oita Trinita (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting Kashiwa Reysol's place.
Vissel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
After this away game Vissel return home for a J-League game against Kashima Antlers. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Vissel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. In the opposite end, Vissel Kobe have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Vissel Kobe - Sanfrecce 0-3, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sanfrecce won six, Vissel Kobe won one and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 11 goals |  L. Peruchena Pereira 9 goals | D. da Silva Vieira 7 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 43 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 42 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 84% |
| 52% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 64% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 28% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 72% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 16% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 222 | 109 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 107 | 270 |
| 91 | 48 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 48 | 116 |
| 35% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | 32% |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 45 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -9 | 34 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 13 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 12 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 9 |