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Yokohama F. Marinos will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium on Wednesday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have struggled for results in the league of late and now find themselves 13th in the table with 20 points from 16 games.
They were beaten 3-1 by league leaders Machida Zelvia in their last match, with Ryo Miyaichi opening the scoring early in the match before their opponents turned the game on its head after the restart.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, meanwhile, are enjoying a strong run of form and are now pushing for the continental places. They picked up a dominant 4-1 home victory over Tokyo Verdy last time out, sitting four goals up before their opponents netted a consolation goal at the death.
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The visitors sit fifth in the table with 29 points from 17 matches and will be looking to continue their winning streak this week.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 75 meetings between Yokohama FM and Sanfrecce. The hosts have won 40 of those games while the visitors have won 25 times. There have been 10 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts picked up a 1-0 victory in the last meeting between the two teams, ending a three-game winless streak in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
- Sanfrecce are the highest-scoring side in the Japanese top flight this season with a goal tally of 32.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction
Yokohama FM have lost two of their last three games and have won just two of their last seven. They have, however, lost just once on home turf since March and will be hopeful of a positive result this week.
Sanfrecce are on a five-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last eight. They have performed brilliantly on the road of late and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Yokohama FM 0-1 Sanfrecce
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sanfrecce to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Three of the last four league matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four league matches)
