The season has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, the highs and lows leading to mid-table positions so far. Let's get ready for Tokyo - Sanfrecce Hiroshima!
- Tokyo have the most points from losing position (10) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Tokyo nor Sanfrecce Hiroshima as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo, who have the most conceded goals (18) at home in J-League, have played 9 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Tokyo in their previous match, an away game at Shimizu S-Pulse that ended in defeat 0-3. Midfielder Shuto Abe was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Abe dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Tokyo won a home game hosting Gamba Osaka (1-0).A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Tokyo have conceded 18 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
4-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their J-League matches away. Momentum is building for Sanfrecce in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima played 2-2 against Urawa Reds in their previous match. Midfield player Rhayner was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Rhayner scored one goal and hit two key passes. As mentioned above, Sanfrecce drew the match against Urawa Reds. Manager H. Jofuku brought on Hayao Kawabe to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Cerezo Osaka with the score of 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy Sanfrecce Hiroshima's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Sanfrecce in these games.
Head 2 Head
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
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 7 goals |   Y. Asano 4 goals |  M. Morishige 3 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Tokyo | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 27 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 81% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 69% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 31% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 25% | 44% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 6% |
| 56% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 56% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 31% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 11.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 40% | 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 37% | 31% |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo have the most conceded goals (18) at home in J-League
- Tokyo have the most points from losing position (10) in J-League
- 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 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |