Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sanfrecce Hiroshima & Consadole Sapporo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Sanfrecce Hiroshima nor Consadole Sapporo 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Consadole Sapporo, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Last season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Ybc Levain Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Sanfrecce Hiroshima have collected 3 points from their J-League home games so far after 1-0-0. The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans aren't used to losing league-games here at EDION Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, as their goalkeeper Keisuke Osako has completely shut out the opponents for 261 minutes in the J-League.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's last game was hosting Kashima Antlers and winning 3-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Yokohama and winning 2-0.
There will be little rest for Sanfrecce Hiroshima after this match as they are travelling to Urawa Reds for a J-League game in only four days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the final.The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Consadole Sapporo play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-4 to Kashiwa Reysol. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Sagan Tosu.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Kashiwa Reysol was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Consadole Sapporo has another fixture away, a J-League game, against Kawasaki Frontale in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
2 goals so far away for Consadole Sapporo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, three draws and three wins for Consadole Sapporo. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Suzuki 13 goals |  J. Bothroyd 9 goals |  A. Lopes de Souza 9 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 47 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 22 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 294 | 190 | Total Shots | T S | 142 | 319 | ||
| 114 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 128 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Yokohama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Yokohama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |