In a weekend match in week 4, on Saturday Mar 12th, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will travel to Chōfu to battle Tokyo in a clash of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Tokyo is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cerezo Osaka. Konno struck first for Tokyo in the 23rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Tokyo ran away with the shutout win. Tokyo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Vissel Kobe. Andres Iniesta Lujan scored the first goal for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute, but Sasaki got the equalizer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 82nd minute earning Sanfrecce Hiroshima a comeback draw. Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Tokyo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s most prolific scorer has been Ezequiel. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Tokyo’s top weapon lately has been Kazuya Konno, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.