Match Report
11 points and 3 places separated them: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4th with 11, Kawasaki Frontale 7th with 0.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Kawasaki Frontale's last three games had all finished level. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 6/15 for Kawasaki Frontale.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 3 for Kawasaki Frontale and 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 13% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima (capacity 28,520). The referee was Yuzo Sutani, with 4 matches in our records. Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Mutsuki Kato (28') · Kawasaki Frontale: Yuki Yamamoto (58')
Key stats
Possession: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 56% · Kawasaki Frontale 44% · Total shots: 15-18 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 3-3