On Sun Apr 10th, Sanfrecce Hiroshima hosts Avispa Fukuoka at Edion Stadium in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Yokohama F. Marinos. Tsukasa Morishima struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 34th minute on a feed from Makoto Mitsuta, then Morishima added another in the 58th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Yokohama F. Marinos couldn’t manage to score, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the shutout win. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Avispa Fukuoka recorded a 0-1 loss against Kashima Antlers. Ayase Ueda scored the first goal for Kashima Antlers in the 71st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Avispa Fukuoka was frustrated by Kashima Antlers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashima Antlers ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Avispa Fukuoka won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ko Yanagisawa and Tatsuya Tanaka are the top scorers for Avispa Fukuoka in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Tsukasa Morishima has been the most prolific scorer on Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last five matches with 2 goals.