A cursory glance at the J-League table suggest an upper hand to Yokohama F. Marinos when they come to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nevertheless; let's play the match before we award the win!
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (14) in J-League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sanfrecce and Yokohama F. Marinos.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played three J-League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are returning here after visiting Shonan Bellmare and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Mitsuta scored the goal(s). Mitsuta (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.0/10. Mitsuta scored one goal.
Erik lost again
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Avispa Fukuoka are coming to town in four days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
The J-League season is young and Yokohama F. Marinos have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing from Lopes and Nishimura secured the home win 2-1 against Tokyo in their previous game. The attacker Lopes got a match rating of 7.62 in that game. Lopes scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A draw for Yokohama F. Marinos before that, at their own venue hosting Sagan Tosu (0-0).The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kashima Antlers.
It's early days yet, but Yokohama F. Marinos has scored 2 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Sanfrecce wins - draws - Yokohama F. Marinos wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Nakagawa 3 goals | T. Nishimura 3 goals | A. Lopes de Souza 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 6.2 | 8.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 14.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.5 | 3.9 |
- All of Yokohama F. Marinos's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have yet to win a game at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored more than double the goals of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (14) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
