Yokohama FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction & Betting Tips

Yokohama FC take on visiting side Sanfrecce Hiroshima at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Stadium in the J1 League fixture on Saturday.

Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Yokohama FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima (inc. the best betting odds).

📏 Form Guide

Yokohama FC LWDLLL 📉

Yokohama FC will be hoping to bounce back here following the 0-2 J1 League loss in their previous game against Urawa Red Diamonds.

Leonardo (52') and Ewerton Pereira (93') scored for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Fixtures featuring Yokohama FC have proved to be exciting ones lately with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past six games alone, a grand total of 21 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 6 of them belonging to Yokohama. That pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, however.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Yokohama FC:

• haven't won against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous 4 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWLDLL

Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Gamba Osaka in J1 League action, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be hoping to turn things around here.

Genta Miura (41') was the scorer for Gamba Osaka.

During their 6 most recent matches, Hiroshi Jofuku's Sanfrecce Hiroshima have converted a total of 8 times therefore earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Heading into this fixture, Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 20/09/2003 shows us that Yokohama FC have won 1 of them and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4, with the tally of draws being 1.

13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Yokohama and 8 for Sanfrecce. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

ℹ️ Team News: Yokohama FC

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just one fitness concern for the Yokohama FC manager Takahiro Shimotaira to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Yuji Rokutan (Nose surgery) is out of contention.

ℹ️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Out of a mainly healthy group, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima gaffer Hiroshi Jofuku to be concerned about. Yoshifumi Kashiwa (Biceps femoris muscle injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

We’re envisaging that Yokohama FC may not find it easy to register a score against this Sanfrecce Hiroshima lineup who we think will likely end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a good tussle with a 0-1 advantage for Sanfrecce Hiroshima when the full-time whistle blows.

Let’s see.

Peter Guest, 23:04 29/07/2020