Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 17:30 hours.
Japanese league (JLF)
In the match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will face Yokohama Marinos at home. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the second place with 15 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses and 56 points, with 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at home. Yokohama Marinos are in 7th place with 12 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses and 41 points, with 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses on the road.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in second place after drawing with Kashima Antlers in the last round of the league, 2 points behind the top of the table, but still competitive. Recently, Sanfrecce has been fighting on many fronts, after exiting the JAF Cup and the Emperor's Cup, they played the AFC Elite League 2 in midweek, and beat Kaya 3-0 at home, ending their 3-game winless streak. They have a good home record, winning their last 4 league matches. Yokohama Mariners also played AFC Elite League in midweek and lost 3-7 to Gwangju on the road. Their last 3 matches were all losses, but they have been winning more than losing in the league recently. Their last loss to Kyoto was their second loss in the last 7 rounds, and the remaining 5 wins are not bad at all.
Sanfrecce is the underdog against Yokohama Marinos in the league, with only 2 wins in their last 10 matches, and a 2-3 loss in the first leg of the season, when Sanfrecce was down a man. In this match, Sanfrecce is offering half a handicap, which is enough to support the home team. Yokohama Mariners have conceded a lot of goals in their recent matches, so I'd like to see Sanfrecce get all three points.
The score suggests 2-1, 3-1.
