Another engrossing game in the J-League. Tokyo is in the 15th place after participating in two fixtures. They welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima who are placed 13th after three games.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo are returning here after visiting Cerezo Osaka and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Konno scored the goal(s). Kimoto, defender, was given a rating of 7.84/10 in that game, top of the team. Kimoto hit two key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tokyo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn zero and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Tokyo, as the Nabisco Cup home game vs Júbilo Iwata is only three days away.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
One match played away so far in the J-League for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 19 games. With three draws in a row for Sanfrecce the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Vissel Kobe (placed 16th) in their previous fixture. Notsuda got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Notsuda served one assist, hit three key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 68 total).
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Sanfrecce, three draws and eight defeats.
It's early days yet, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Tokyo won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  K. Konno 1 goals |  S. Sasaki 1 goals | T. Morishima 1 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Tokyo | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 8.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 7.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 10.7 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 9.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15 | 11 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Tokyo | Last season | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 25 | 44 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Conceded | C | 19 | 42 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 84% | 89% | ||
| 66% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 63% | ||
| 55% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 39% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 18% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 42% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 50% | ||
| 34% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 26% | ||
| 34% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 34% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |
