Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashiwa Reysol Live Stream, Predictions

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 1-2 J1 League triumph vs Gamba Osaka.

In that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 44% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goalscorers were Nassim Ben Khalifa (2') and Makoto Mitsuta (94'). For their opponents, Gamba Osaka got 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Takashi Usami (70') scored for Gamba Osaka.

It has been all too rare in recent times where Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t conceded. The facts show that Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals in the process.

Coming into this contest, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are without a home win in the past 3 matches in the league.

Kashiwa Reysol

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Nagoya Grampus in J1 League competition, Kashiwa Reysol and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Kashiwa Reysol managed 56% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kashiwa Reysol was Yugo Tatsuta (70' Own goal). Nagoya Grampus got 13 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Kasper Junker (41') and Kensuke Nagai (52') scored for Nagoya Grampus.

Looking at their form, and Kashiwa Reysol have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 10 goals in total. Defensively, Kashiwa Reysol have some weaknesses to address. Previous results aside, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend will be sustained in this game.

Coming into this fixture, Kashiwa Reysol are without an away win for the past 6 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 19/09/2020 shows us that Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 3 of these and Kashiwa Reysol 2, with the tally of draws being 1.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them in these games, with 9 of them for Sanfrecce and 6 belonging to Reysol. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The last league clash between these sides was J1 League match day 25 on 14/08/2022 when the final score was Kashiwa Reysol 2-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In that match, Kashiwa Reysol had 44% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Yuki Muto (41').

At the other end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Nassim Ben Khalifa (4'), Hayato Araki (47' Own goal), Taishi Matsumoto (61') and Tomoya Fujii (67') scored.

The referee was Masuya Ueda.

📰 Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The Sanfrecce Hiroshima boss Michael Skibbe has no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this clash thanks to a completely injury-free squad available to select from.

It looks as if Sanfrecce could use a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, handing starts to Keisuke Osako, Tsukasa Shiotani, Hayato Araki, Sho Sasaki, Makoto Mitsuta, Takaaki Shichi, Shunki Higashi, Gakuto Notsuda, Tsukasa Morishima, Takumu Kawamura and Nassim Ben Khalifa.

📰 Team News: Kashiwa Reysol

Kashiwa Reysol boss Nélsinho Baptista has to choose a team with limited availability. Douglas (Knee Surgery) and Diego (Thigh Muscle Strain) will miss out on this game.

From our viewpoint, Kashiwa Reysol could decide to elect for a 3-1-4-2 system, choosing Tatsuya Morita, Taiyo Koga, Takumi Tsuchiya, Hayato Tanaka, Keiya Shiihashi, Eiichi Katayama, Kota Yamada, Tomoki Takamine, Hiromu Mitsumaru, Mao Hosoya and Jay-Roy Grot.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will most probably score at least once when they face Kashiwa Reysol, who might well find it difficult to score themselves.

We reckon that it will be a controlled 2-0 victory for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 03:08 15/03/2023