Stored context before this match
Before this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 5 scored home results and Shimizu S-Pulse 7 scored away results stored in 2014. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home: 1.80 points per match (5 measured matches); Shimizu S-Pulse away: 1.43 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored 1.20 per home match (5 measured matches); Shimizu S-Pulse scored 1.71 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.24 per club appearance across 214 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 12 pooled club appearances (58.3%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 4. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 2 wins; Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 wins; draws: 0.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.