Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu will play on Saturday in a midtable J-League battle with both clubs hunting for AFC Champions League group stage or playoff round qualification.
Sagan Tosu go into the weekend in sixth place in the J League standings. The team are unbeaten in five of their last six matches with four of those finishing in draws.
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Sagan Tosu do go into the fixture on the back of a 2-0 loss to Yokohama F Marinos.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ninth in the table and four points behind Sagan Tosu. The team are unbeaten in four straight games with two finishing in victories and two in draws.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in good form and will fancy their chances of collecting all three points at home on Saturday.
The reverse J League fixture between the two clubs this season ended in a nil-nil draw. Nothing could separate the two teams with neither side able to breakdown the other’s defence.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be the home side on Saturday as they welcome Sagan Tosu to the
Edion Stadium Hiroshima. The Viola have been good but not spectacular at home this term. They have collected 12 points from 27 possible.
Goals have not flowed as Sanfrecce Hiroshima have tallied eight goals at home while allowing eight to opponents. They are unbeaten in their last two home fixtures, however.
Sagan Tosu are winless in four straight road matches with three finishing in draws and one in a loss. Thirteen points from 30 have been taken by Sagan Tosu on the road and a –1-goal difference tallied.
They have allowed eight goals with seven tallied.
Keita Yamashita leads Sagan Tosu in goals with eight this term. He has tallied 33% of the team’s scoring. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are led in goals by Yuya Asano with four.
Thirteen different players have scored this season for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
The Viola have scored 23 goals in 20 J League matches and conceded 20. Sagan Tosu, on the other hand, have been far better in defence allowing a mere 10 goals to opponents.
No team in the J League have conceded fewer goals than Sagan Tosu. Meanwhile, they have scored just 23 times.
These teams played out a nil-nil draw earlier this season and it is likely they will once again draw this weekend.
Like the reverse fixture, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu may not find the back of the goal as this game ends with under 0.5 goals.