Match Report
Kashiwa Reysol arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kashiwa Reysol 2, draws 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4, at 1.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 13% of the meetings.
The match was played at Grenada National Stadium (capacity 9,000). Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kashiwa Reysol: Mao Hosoya (81') · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Hayato Araki (25'), Shunki Higashi (38'), Ryo Germain (45')
Key stats
Possession: Kashiwa Reysol 71% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 1-1