We have to say that both sides are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Sanfrecce Hiroshima holding a 9 point advantage on Tokyo in the league table. Game on!
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
Tokyo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo have collected 29 points from their J-League home games so far after 9-2-4. Two home wins in a row for Tokyo bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Tokyo in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama that ended in defeat 0-1. Bangnagande was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Bangnagande hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Gamba Osaka.Tokyo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 29 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Tokyo have conceded 19 goals.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cerezo Osaka that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Osako got the top player rating of the team with 7.83/10. Osako topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Nagoya Grampus.Low-scoring game? 11 of this side's last 14 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Sanfrecce Hiroshima when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest matches involving these teams have all finished as Tokyo victories. Another one?Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Tokyo 1-2 was the outcome when these sides last met, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 14 goals |   D. da Silva Vieira 8 goals | R. Watanabe 4 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Tokyo | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 39 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 41 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 73% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 63% |
| 53% | 73% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 40% |
| 30% | 40% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 13% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 57% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 47% |
| 27% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 30% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 13.1 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 17.4 | 17 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 34% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | 20% |
| 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored away.
- Tokyo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -26 | 26 |
