Yokohama hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 5 points and a 14th position in the J-League table. Visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima holds 10th place with 7 pts.
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.
Yokohama form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Yokohama, who have the most conceded goals (16) in J-League, have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games. Yokohama has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager T. Shimotaira and the players. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Yokohama, their manager T. Shimotaira and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
M. Tashiro was the last player to score a league goal for Yokohama and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Yokohama haven't scored in 211 minutes.
Yokohama's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Urawa Reds (placed 6th). Prior to that, an away loss at Yokohama F. Marinos.
There will be little rest for Yokohama after this match as they are travelling to Sagan Tosu for a Nabisco Cup game in only four days.
Yokohama aren't scoring a lot here at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Yokohama have allowed the opposition to score 10 goals here at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J-League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
There might be some fixture complaints from Sanfrecce as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the J-League match against Gamba Osaka (0-1). A loss against Cerezo Osaka was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Nabisco Cup trip to Consadole Sapporo.
Sanfrecce are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Sanfrecce are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Yokohama won one game, one match ended with a draw and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  A. Laajab 18 goals |  Y. Minagawa 10 goals |  Y. Kashiwa 8 goals |
Yokohama missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Yokohama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 6.9 | 6.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| 0.7 | 0.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 39 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 36 | 54 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 44% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 35% |
- All of Yokohama's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Yokohama has the fewest points (1) at home
- Yokohama has the most conceded goals (10) at home
- Yokohama has the most conceded goals (16)
- Yokohama has the most conceded goals in the second half (12)
- Yokohama has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home
- Yokohama has the the worst goal difference (-9)
- Yokohama have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Yokohama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Yokohama have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Yokohama have yet to win a game at home.
- Yokohama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |