Running out at their own ground is secure and good for Yokohama, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fully motivated and capable to go home as winners. What happens?
- Yokohama have the most conceded goals (19) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have not yet lost a game away.
This looks to be an interesting fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Yokohama form and stats
The total J-League statistics playing at home this season for Yokohama are 0-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Yokohama in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos that ended in defeat 0-5. Yokohama were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The attacking player Ogawa was declared "man of the match" for Yokohama with the rating of 6.85/10. Ogawa hit one key pass.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Nagoya Grampus in the Nabisco Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nabisco Cup game versus Nagoya Grampus in only four days. This game is also played here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Yokohama here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Yokohama have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
The seven points Sanfrecce Hiroshima have gathered from their first three away trips in the J-League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima had fun at their own home (NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium) last time out, beating Sagan Tosu 1-0. Vieira scored. Vieira came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Sagan Tosu last time out, making the manager Skibbe feel like a tactical genius. Higashi got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Higashi served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Earlier, the Nabisco Cup win away at Vissel Kobe.
After this away game Sanfrecce return home for a Nabisco Cup game against Vissel Kobe. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Yokohama won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Ogawa 5 goals |  D. da Silva Vieira 3 goals | T. Shiotani 2 goals |
Yokohama missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Yokohama | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 6.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 9.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.3 | 15.7 |
| 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 22% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 20% |
| 14.6 | 12.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.3 | 7.4 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 3 |
- All of Sanfrecce Hiroshima's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have not yet lost a game away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 the most conceded goals (19) in J-League
- Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in J-League
- Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-13) in J-League
- Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in J-League
- Yokohama have yet to win a game.
- Yokohama haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Yokohama is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 2 |
