Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale — Tips & Analysis

Sanfrecce Hiroshima -0.75: Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won five games in a row, and this is a bad matchup for the visitors. At their own ground they have five wins from eight, and they let in under a goal a game there. They beat Urawa 4-1 last time out. Kawasaki Frontale are not the same side on the road. They have lost half of their ten away games and they score just 1 goal a game away from home. They need space to play, and Sanfrecce press high and take that space away. The recent history backs it up too. Sanfrecce have won both meetings this year, 2-1 at home in May and 1-0 at Kawasaki in June. We expect Hiroshima to get in front early and manage the rest, with a 2-0 win the most likely score. Two things could spoil it. The long history between these clubs belongs to Kawasaki, who lead the last 20 meetings 10-6, so this is a bigger ask than the current form suggests. Kawasaki have also been creating more chances than their goal count shows in their last two games, both of which they tied. We are still with Hiroshima to win this comfortably.