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Sanfrecce Hiroshima will host Avispa Fukuoka at the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima on Sunday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have had mixed results in the league of late and are falling behind in the race for continental football as they sit seventh in the league table.
They were beaten 3-1 by Vissel Kobe in their last league outing but returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, thrashing second-tier outfit Iwaki 4-0 in the Emperor's Cup with three different players getting on the scoresheet in the second half, including veteran defender Sho Sasaki who netted a brace.
Avispa Fukuoka have endured a slow start to the month after a strong run of results in June and will be looking to get back on track this weekend. They suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Kyoto Sanga last time out in the J1 League and had looked set to be headed toward a point following Masaya Tashiro's late equalizer before their opponents reclaimed the lead at the death.
The visitors sit sixth in the league table, one above their weekend opponents and will be looking to widen that gap come Sunday.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 35 meetings between Hiroshima and Fukuoka. The hosts have won 19 of those games while the visitors have won nine times. There have been seven draws between the two teams.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last seven games in this fixture.
- The away side are without a clean sheet in their last three games in this fixture.
- Hiroshima are the highest-scoring side in the Japanese top flight this season with a goal tally of 38.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka Prediction
Hiroshima's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They have lost just one of their last seven home games and will be looking forward to this one.
Fukuoka are on a run of back-to-back defeats after going undefeated in their previous seven outings. They have won three of their last four games on the road and should avoid defeat this Sunday.
Prediction: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in eight of the hosts' last 10 matches)
