Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2nd, 68 pts) and Sagan Tosu (20th, 35 pts). On the form table Sagan Tosu stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sagan Tosu 1.26 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1.89 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Sagan Tosu, 1 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and 3 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu) in Tosu. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-4.




