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 10th and Yokohama F. Marinos in 7th 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
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 5-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Sanfrecce faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kashima Antlers (0-1). Ahead of that match, Sanfrecce won a home game hosting Vissel Kobe (2-1).
Sanfrecce are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Vegalta Sendai awaits in three days.
Sanfrecce have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at EDION Stadium with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Sanfrecce's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Yokohama play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Tokyo (placed 4th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Nagoya Grampus.
As you can tell from the results above, Yokohama was very dominant against Tokyo, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Junior Santos (2) and Erik providing the goals.
Yokohama are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Yokohama have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Yokohama F. Marinos - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sanfrecce victories, two draws and five Yokohama F. Marinos wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento de Lima 12 goals |  M. Lima dos Santos 11 goals |  L. Peruchena Pereira 10 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 35 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | 58 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 44 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 89% |
| 52% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 79% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 61% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 25% |
| 48% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 75% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 15% | 7% |
| 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 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 250 | 128 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 147 | 353 |
| 102 | 56 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 50 | 127 |
| 33% | 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 48% | 46% |
- 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.
- Yokohama F. Marinos has the most dropped points from leading position (22) 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 13 |