Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2nd, 68 pts) and Consadole Sapporo (19th, 37 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima ran at 1.89 scored and 1.13 conceded, Consadole Sapporo at 1.13 and 1.74.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 3 draws and 0 for Consadole Sapporo, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
EDION Stadium in Hiroshima, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Tolgay Arslan (53'), P. Sotiriou (88'), Mutsuki Kato (8'), Shunki Higashi (45'), P. Sotiriou (79') · Consadole Sapporo: Musashi Suzuki (42')