Stored context before this match
Before this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 15 scored home results and Vegalta Sendai 14 scored away results stored in 2013. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home: 2.00 points per match (15 measured matches); Vegalta Sendai away: 1.21 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored 1.80 per home match (15 measured matches); Vegalta Sendai scored 1.07 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.47 per club appearance across 522 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 15 of 29 pooled club appearances (51.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 2 wins; Vegalta Sendai: 0 wins; draws: 1.
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.