Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sanfrecce Hiroshima & Yokohama F. Marinos face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.When playing at home in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. This match is a Ybc Levain Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sanfrecce, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The fans are hoping that Sanfrecce Hiroshima will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the J-League game against Vissel Kobe. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Shimizu S-Pulse.
Sanfrecce lost the game against Vissel Kobe in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sanfrecce have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn four and lost two.
The manager H. Jofuku will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sagan Tosu in only three days.
Sanfrecce have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Sanfrecce have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
Yokohama was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the semi-finals last season.3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Yokohama F. Marinos playing as the away team in the J-League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Ybc Levain Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Yokohama who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Kawasaki Frontale. Momentum is building for Yokohama F. Marinos in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Yokohama F. Marinos goalkeeper Yuji Kajikawa is eager to challenge this, with his 223 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Yokohama, whose manager A. Postecoglou could celebrate last time after the J-League win against Tokyo. Prior to that result Yokohama F. Marinos won their away game at Vegalta Sendai in the Ybc Levain Cup. The scoreline was 5-2.
Ado Onaiwu certainly enjoyed Yokohama F. Marinos's last game versus Tokyo, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-0 victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Yokohama F. Marinos playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were seven Yokohama F. Marinos wins, zero draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Yokohama F. Marinos are hosting Vissel Kobe in the J-League only four days away.
Yokohama has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Yokohama are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Yokohama F. Marinos - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5-0. Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Yokohama F. Marinos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sanfrecce three wins, Yokohama F. Marinos five wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Maeda 8 goals |  A. Onaiwu 8 goals |  Y. Asano 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 18 | 53 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 6 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -26 | 2 |