About Match
In the standings it is Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5th on 11 points, Vissel Kobe 2nd on 13 — separated by 2. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima run at 2.17 scored and 0.83 conceded, Vissel Kobe at 1.5 and 0.67. If Sanfrecce Hiroshima win, their total rises to 14 and up to 2nd, overtaking Vissel Kobe, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Momentum sits with Vissel Kobe, winners of their last four.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 5 by Vissel Kobe, 2 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 22% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue is EDION Stadium in Hiroshima, with room for 50,000 spectators.