Here's what we know about the Tokyo - Sanfrecce Hiroshima match:

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

Tokyo perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Sanfrecce Hiroshima can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Insights:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

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.

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Tokyo form and stats

8-0-7 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Tokyo so far this season.

Tokyo lost their last game at Beijing Guoan after a 0-3 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Perth Glory and winning 1-0.

The Tokyo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tokyo have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.

Sanfrecce delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Consadole Sapporo (placed 13th) in their previous match; a J-League game. Before that, Sanfrecce travelled to Shonan Bellmare and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

An inspired comeback made the scores level in Sanfrecce's duel with Consadole Sapporo. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Douglas Vieira found the equalizer. The draw against Consadole Sapporo came from a losing position. The Sanfrecce manager H. Jofuku brought on Douglas Vieira as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kashiwa Reysol in just four days.

Sanfrecce have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sanfrecce have conceded 15 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Tokyo 3-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Tokyo, two draws and two wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Sanfrecce HiroshimaL. Peruchena Pereira
L. Peruchena Pereira
15 goals
TokyoW. Oliveira Moura
W. Oliveira Moura
9 goals
TokyoD. Queiroz de Oliveira
D. Queiroz de Oliveira
9 goals

Tokyo missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
15 8 1 Won W 1 6 13
6 0 0 Drew D 0 4 9
11 7 3 Lost L 3 5 9
45 21 5 Scored S 2 17 46
42 22 10 Conceded C 7 15 34
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 94%
66% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 60% 77%
56% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 27% 45%
41% 40% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 23%
9% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 13%
47% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 52%
34% 40% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 35%
22% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 0.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 0.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.9 11.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.5 11.5
4.7 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.5
30% 29% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 30% 33%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tokyo 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 31 24 4 3 81 27 16 14 1 1 45 14 15 10 3 2 36 13 54 76
2 Gamba Osaka 32 19 5 8 44 40 16 8 2 6 19 21 16 11 3 2 25 19 4 62
3 Nagoya Grampus 32 18 5 9 44 28 15 11 2 2 27 12 17 7 3 7 17 16 16 59
4 Cerezo Osaka 31 18 4 9 44 34 15 8 3 4 19 11 16 10 1 5 25 23 10 58
5 Kashima Antlers 32 17 4 11 52 43 15 7 4 4 24 21 17 10 0 7 28 22 9 55
6 Tokyo 32 15 6 11 45 42 15 8 0 7 21 22 17 7 6 4 24 20 3 51
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 13 9 9 46 34 16 7 5 4 29 19 15 6 4 5 17 15 12 48
8 Kashiwa Reysol 30 14 5 11 56 42 15 5 3 7 27 26 15 9 2 4 29 16 14 47
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 14 5 14 68 56 17 9 2 6 42 26 16 5 3 8 26 30 12 47
10 Urawa Reds 31 13 6 12 42 51 15 5 3 7 18 20 16 8 3 5 24 31 -9 45
11 Oita Trinita 30 10 7 13 30 40 16 5 4 7 11 18 14 5 3 6 19 22 -10 37
12 Vissel Kobe 33 9 9 15 50 58 17 4 5 8 25 30 16 5 4 7 25 28 -8 36
13 Consadole Sapporo 32 9 8 15 44 57 17 5 5 7 27 29 15 4 3 8 17 28 -13 35
14 Sagan Tosu 31 6 13 12 32 39 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 31
15 Yokohama 31 8 5 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 19 29 16 3 3 10 16 28 -22 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 31 6 7 18 28 46 16 4 4 8 11 17 15 2 3 10 17 29 -18 25
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 31 6 7 18 44 65 16 4 3 9 30 32 15 2 4 9 14 33 -21 25
18 Vegalta Sendai 32 5 9 18 33 59 16 0 6 10 14 32 16 5 3 8 19 27 -26 24

Table
  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 31 24 4 3 81 27 16 14 1 1 45 14 15 10 3 2 36 13 54 76
2 Gamba Osaka 32 19 5 8 44 40 16 8 2 6 19 21 16 11 3 2 25 19 4 62
3 Nagoya Grampus 32 18 5 9 44 28 15 11 2 2 27 12 17 7 3 7 17 16 16 59
4 Cerezo Osaka 31 18 4 9 44 34 15 8 3 4 19 11 16 10 1 5 25 23 10 58
5 Kashima Antlers 32 17 4 11 52 43 15 7 4 4 24 21 17 10 0 7 28 22 9 55
6 Tokyo 32 15 6 11 45 42 15 8 0 7 21 22 17 7 6 4 24 20 3 51
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31 13 9 9 46 34 16 7 5 4 29 19 15 6 4 5 17 15 12 48
8 Kashiwa Reysol 30 14 5 11 56 42 15 5 3 7 27 26 15 9 2 4 29 16 14 47
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 14 5 14 68 56 17 9 2 6 42 26 16 5 3 8 26 30 12 47
10 Urawa Reds 31 13 6 12 42 51 15 5 3 7 18 20 16 8 3 5 24 31 -9 45
11 Oita Trinita 30 10 7 13 30 40 16 5 4 7 11 18 14 5 3 6 19 22 -10 37
12 Vissel Kobe 33 9 9 15 50 58 17 4 5 8 25 30 16 5 4 7 25 28 -8 36
13 Consadole Sapporo 32 9 8 15 44 57 17 5 5 7 27 29 15 4 3 8 17 28 -13 35
14 Sagan Tosu 31 6 13 12 32 39 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 31
15 Yokohama 31 8 5 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 19 29 16 3 3 10 16 28 -22 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 31 6 7 18 28 46 16 4 4 8 11 17 15 2 3 10 17 29 -18 25
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 31 6 7 18 44 65 16 4 3 9 30 32 15 2 4 9 14 33 -21 25
18 Vegalta Sendai 32 5 9 18 33 59 16 0 6 10 14 32 16 5 3 8 19 27 -26 24

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