Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale measure strength at EDION Stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the J1 League. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 19-08-2018, in a J1 League match that ended Kawasaki Frontale’s victory by (1-2). Patric (56 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and Y. Kobayashi (62’ e 77 ‘), for Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki Frontale presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor can be decisive.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima:
The home team plays against Kawasaki Frontale a match of the 16th day, which had been postponed, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in their league matches so far. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 8 suffered. For the championship, Sanfrecce Hiroshima conquered 12 points in 27 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 games he played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (5 in 9 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Sanfrecce arrives at this match after a two-way away draw against Matsumoto Yamaga. The home team generally plays in a 5-2-3, in which the three most advanced men are Morishima, Shibasaki and Douglas Vieira. It should be noted that the patron of the defense of the premises is the Japanese Nogami, however, it is suspended. Coach Hiroshi Jofuku cannot count on Emil Salomonsson, delivered to the medical department.
Kawasaki Frontale:
The away team plays against the Sanfrecce Hiroshima a match of the 16th day that had been postponed, after 10 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss in their league matches so far. This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 9 suffered; against 5 wins, 9 draws and 1 loss in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 12 suffered. For the championship, Kawasaki Frontale conquered 22 points in 24 possible, after 7 wins and 1 draw in the last 8 games he played as a visitor.
In this competition, he won the last 7 away games and did not lose any of the last 8 played as a visitor. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-1 (4 in 8 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they suffered 7 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Kawasaki comes to this motivated match, after a 3-1 home victory against Oita Trinita: Saito, Kobayashi and Abe scored the goals of the win. The best foreign artilleryman is striker Yu Kobayashi, with eight goals scored so far. The visiting team generally plays in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced men are Saito, Kobayashi and Abe. Coach Toru Oniki will not be able to count on Eisuke Fujishima, Shunsuke Ando, Tatsuki Nara and Ryota Oshima, delivered to the medical department.
