Sanfrecce 4-2 Nagoya in the J1 League, round 18 at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima (28,520 capacity).

Sanfrecce won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 15 and conceding 13.

Nagoya won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 13 and conceding 14.

The two sides have met 10 times: Sanfrecce 5 wins, Nagoya 5, 0 draws.

Foul by Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

Haruya Fujii (Nagoya Grampus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Yuya Asano (Nagoya Grampus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Katsuhiro Nakayama.

Offside, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ryo Germain is caught offside.

Foul by Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

Katsuhiro Nakayama (Nagoya Grampus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus).

Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Katsuhiro Nakayama (Nagoya Grampus).

Attempt missed. Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Katsuhiro Nakayama.

Corner, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Conceded by Yuki Nogami.

Corner, Nagoya Grampus. Conceded by Sho Sasaki.

Foul by Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Haruya Fujii (Nagoya Grampus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hidemasa Koda with a cross.

Attempt missed. Yuki Nogami (Nagoya Grampus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tsukasa Morishima with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Nagoya Grampus. Conceded by Taichi Yamasaki.

Foul by Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt blocked. Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Takamine with a cross.

Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Naoki Maeda replaces Sota Nakamura.

Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yusuke Chajima replaces Hayao Kawabe.

Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus).

Attempt missed. Yuya Asano (Nagoya Grampus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomoki Takamine with a cross.