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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 05:00 BST, EDION Stadium, Hiroshima

the EDION Stadium faithful welcome Avispa Fukuoka's fans on Saturday morning, as Michael Skibbe's Sanfrecce Hiroshima take on Do-Kyun Kim's charges in the J-League. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our extensive database and dug out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are tipping a game with little to choose between the sides here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. That means we a suggesting 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Hiroshima and Avispa go head-to-head. Good performances all round will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver exactly that. The statistics and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hiroshima are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Hiroshima 42%	17/20 6%	-
Draw 32%	12/5 3%	-
Avispa 25%	7/2 10%	-
Hiroshima 1-0 17%	9/2	-
Draw 0-0 16%	13/2	-
Draw 1-1 13%	11/2 7%	-
Avispa 1-0 12%	17/2 5%	-
Hiroshima 2-0 9%	13/2 7%	-
Hiroshima 2-1 7%	8/1	-
Avispa 2-1 5%	14/1 12%	-
Avispa 2-0 5%	20/1 9%	-
Hiroshima 3-0 3%	14/1 15%	-
Draw 2-2 3%	18/1 10%	-
Hiroshima 3-1 2%	16/1	-
Avispa 3-1 1%	40/1	-
Avispa 3-0 1%	50/1	-
Hiroshima 3-2 1%	33/1	-
Hiroshima 4-0 1%	33/1 17%	-
Over 2.5 Goals 27%	27/20	-
Under 2.5 Goals 73%	4/7	-
Home 1st Goal 49%	8/15 2%	-
Away 1st Goal 39%	2/1 6%	-
No 1st Goal 12%	13/2	-
BTTS - Yes 35%	11/10 5%	-
BTTS - No 65%	4/6 3%	-
BTTS - Home Win 12%	15/4	-
BTTS - Draw 16%	4/1 9%	-
BTTS - Away Win 7%	9/1 9%	-
Home/draw 75%	1/5 3%	-
Away/draw 58%	5/6 9%	-
Home/away 68%	1/3 3%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 54%	4/9 3%	-
Under 1.5 Goals 46%	13/8 5%	-
Over 3.5 Goals 11%	7/2 4%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 89%	2/11 2%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 4%	9/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 96%	1/16	-
Over 5.5 Goals 1%	22/1 10%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 99%	1/80	-
Over 0.5 Goals 84%	1/12	-
Under 0.5 Goals 16%	13/2	-
Home DNB 65%	1/3 3%	-
Away DNB 48%	9/4 7%	-
Hiroshima win to nil 31%	13/8	-
Avispa win to nil 18%	11/2 7%	-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima 28%	2/1 9%	-
Hiroshima / Avispa 2%	40/1	-
Hiroshima / Draw 6%	14/1	-
Draw / Hiroshima 19%	7/2 4%	-
Draw / Avispa 9%	8/1 5%	-
Draw / Draw 18%	15/4	-
Avispa / Hiroshima 3%	25/1	-
Avispa / Avispa 11%	7/1 6%	-
Avispa / Draw 5%	16/1	-

Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Hiroshima have conceded 6 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Hiroshima have played 7 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Avispa lay in 6th place on 21 points in the J-League league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Avispa have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Avispa have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Hiroshima Avispa
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Kashima	13	8	1	4	11	25	w 1-0F	Jun 14	May 6	Aug 16
2	Kashiwa	13	6	6	1	5	24	d 1-1F	Sep 23	l 0-1A	Aug 31
3	Kyoto Sanga	14	7	3	4	3	24	Sep 13	l 1-0A	Jul 21	w 0-1F
4	Urawa Reds	13	6	4	3	4	22	Nov 8	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	Jul 27
5	Shimizu	13	6	3	4	6	21	Aug 10	d 1-1A	Aug 23	l 3-1A
6	Avispa Away	13	6	3	4	1	21	May 3	Sep 27	-	-
7	Machida	13	6	2	5	1	20	Oct 4	w 1-2A	d 2-2A	Oct 18
8	Kawasaki	12	4	6	2	8	18	May 31	Nov 30	l 1-2F	Aug 9
9	Fagiano	13	5	3	5	2	18	l 0-1A	Jul 5	d 1-1F	Jun 15
10	Vissel Kobe	11	5	3	3	2	18	Aug 20	Jul 2	Jun 28	w 0-1F
11	Shonan	13	5	3	5	-4	18	Dec 6	May 7	Oct 25	d 0-00-0
12	Hiroshima Home	12	5	2	5	0	17	-	-	Sep 27	May 3
13	Tokyo Verdy	13	4	5	4	-3	17	May 17	Aug 23	May 31	Nov 8
14	Gamba Osaka	13	5	2	6	-6	17	Aug 16	May 11	Nov 30	l 2-1A
15	Cerezo	13	3	4	6	-2	13	w 2-1A	Aug 31	Sep 13	May 24
16	Tokyo	13	3	4	6	-4	13	Oct 18	May 25	w 1-0F	Sep 23
17	Albirex	13	2	6	5	-4	12	l 0-1A	Jul 20	Jun 21	w 0-1F
18	Yokohama	13	3	3	7	-5	12	w 1-0F	Jun 22	Oct 4	May 10
19	Nagoya	13	3	2	8	-9	11	Jun 28	l 2-1A	May 17	Dec 6
20	Yokohama FM	12	1	5	6	-6	8	w 1-0F	Oct 25	w 2-1A	Sep 20

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Win / draw / win form

Hiroshima have lost 4 consecutive league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Albirex
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Fagiano
Hiroshima	2 - 1	Cerezo
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Kashima
Hiroshima	1 - 1	Kashiwa
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
Hiroshima	5 - 1	Sapporo
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Machida
Hiroshima	6 - 2	Yokohama FM
Hiroshima	3 - 2	Tokyo
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Kashiwa
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Cerezo
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Avispa
Hiroshima	1 - 3	Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima	1 - 1	Albirex
Hiroshima	4 - 1	Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Jubilo Iwata
Hiroshima	1 - 3	Kashima

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Hiroshima	0 - 1	Albirex
A	Hiroshima	0 - 1	Urawa Reds
A	Hiroshima	1 - 2	Nagoya
H	Hiroshima	0 - 1	Fagiano
H	Hiroshima	2 - 1	Cerezo
H	Hiroshima	1 - 0	Kashima
A	Hiroshima	0 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
H	Hiroshima	1 - 1	Kashiwa
H	Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama
A	Hiroshima	1 - 1	Shimizu
H	Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
A	Hiroshima	2 - 1	Machida
A	Hiroshima	1 - 3	Gamba Osaka
H	Hiroshima	5 - 1	Sapporo
A	Hiroshima	0 - 3	Urawa Reds
H	Hiroshima	0 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
A	Hiroshima	1 - 2	Shonan
A	Hiroshima	2 - 1	Jubilo Iwata
H	Hiroshima	2 - 0	Machida
H	Hiroshima	6 - 2	Yokohama FM

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shonan	0 - 0	Avispa
Shimizu	3 - 1	Avispa
Albirex	0 - 1	Avispa
Kyoto Sanga	0 - 1	Avispa
Vissel Kobe	0 - 1	Avispa
Gamba Osaka	2 - 1	Avispa
Kawasaki	3 - 1	Avispa
Cerezo	1 - 0	Avispa
Kashima	0 - 0	Avispa
Sagan Tosu	0 - 0	Avispa
Jubilo Iwata	0 - 0	Avispa
Gamba Osaka	2 - 2	Avispa
Sapporo	2 - 2	Avispa
Shonan	1 - 1	Avispa
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Avispa
Tokyo	0 - 1	Avispa
Machida	0 - 0	Avispa
Kashiwa	0 - 2	Avispa
Albirex	1 - 2	Avispa
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Avispa

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Avispa	0 - 0	Shonan
H	Avispa	1 - 1	Fagiano
A	Avispa	1 - 3	Shimizu
H	Avispa	2 - 1	Yokohama FM
H	Avispa	1 - 0	Urawa Reds
A	Avispa	1 - 0	Albirex
H	Avispa	2 - 2	Machida
H	Avispa	1 - 0	Tokyo
A	Avispa	1 - 0	Kyoto Sanga
A	Avispa	1 - 0	Vissel Kobe
H	Avispa	1 - 2	Kawasaki
A	Avispa	1 - 2	Gamba Osaka
H	Avispa	0 - 1	Kashiwa
A	Avispa	1 - 3	Kawasaki
H	Avispa	1 - 0	Urawa Reds
A	Avispa	0 - 1	Cerezo
H	Avispa	2 - 1	Kashiwa
A	Avispa	0 - 0	Kashima
H	Avispa	1 - 0	Nagoya
A	Avispa	0 - 0	Sagan Tosu

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Hiroshima have beaten Avispa in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Hiroshima have not lost to Avispa in 7 consecutive league meetings

Hiroshima

Avispa

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

2 / 4

Clean sheets

2 / 4

0 / 4

HIR

AVI

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima	1 - 0
Hiroshima	3 - 1
Hiroshima	1 - 0
	1 - 2	Avispa

Avispa

Hiroshima

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

4 / 4

Clean sheets

0 / 4

1 / 4

HIR

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Avispa
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Hiroshima
	1 - 3	Hiroshima
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

	Hiroshima 12th	Avispa 6th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.1 goals	0.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 34% 1 37% 2 20% 3 4+ There is a 71% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal	0 47% 1 35% 2 13% 3 4+ There is a 82% probability of Avispa scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+5 Hiroshima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-24 Avispa have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.8 average goals scored	0.8 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	0.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season

HIR

AVI

25%

better

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Games scored	8		11
Failed to score	4		2
Scored first	4		7
Goals scored	10		13
Avg. goals scored	0.8		1
Avg. shots per game	9		10
Avg. shots per goal	11		10
Conversion rate for	9		10
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.2
KickOff rating		+25%

HIR

AVI

14%

better

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Games conceded	9		7
Clean sheets	3		6
Conceded first	8		5
Goals conceded	10		12
Avg. goals conceded	0.8		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	6		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		8
Conversion rate against	14%		12%
Avg. XG against	0.8		1
KickOff rating		+14%

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Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
12	2	2	3
K Osako	S. Nakamura	S. Nakamura	S Sasaki

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Osako GLK	12			-
H Araki DEF	12	1		-
T Shiotani DEF	12	1		-
S Sasaki DEF	12			3 -
S Higashi MID	12	1		-
H Kawabe MID	12			2 -
S. Nakamura FWD	12	2	2	-
R Germain FWD	12	1	1	1 -
M Kato FWD	12		1	-
S Nakano DEF	11			3 -
S Tanaka MID	11			-
D Suga MID	11	1		1 -
S Koshimichi MID	10		1	-
N Arai DEF	7	1		-
S Inoue MID	4			-
T Arslan MID	4	1		2 -
Y Nakajima MID	3			-
H Matsumoto MID	2			-
M Ohara MID	1			-
Y Chajima MID	1			-
A. Inoue FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	10	2	5
S. Nakamura	R Germain	S. Nakamura	S. Nakamura

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S. Nakamura FWD	2	2	2	5
N Arai DEF	1	1		1
T Shiotani DEF	1	2
S Higashi MID	1	2		1
R Germain FWD	1	10	1	3
H Araki DEF	1	4
D Suga MID	1	2		2
T Arslan MID	1	2		1
Y Nakajima MID				1
S Tanaka MID		1		1
S Koshimichi MID		2	1	1
S Nakano DEF		2		2
M Kato FWD		1	1	1
H Kawabe MID				2
S Sasaki DEF		4		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
749	26	93
S Sasaki	S Tanaka	H Araki

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S Sasaki DEF	749	21	90
H Araki DEF	729	18	93
T Shiotani DEF	628	17	36
S Tanaka MID	443	26	50
H Kawabe MID	437	16	40
K Osako GLK	376		3
S Nakano DEF	362	11	51
S Higashi MID	290	12	27
M Kato FWD	279	12	48
R Germain FWD	259	8	72
D Suga MID	203	8	19
S. Nakamura FWD	194	7	25
S Inoue MID	185	5	11
N Arai DEF	157	10	19
T Arslan MID	85	5	16
S Koshimichi MID	62	4	16
Y Nakajima MID	57	2	9
H Matsumoto MID	24		1
M Ohara MID	12		1
Y Chajima MID	10
A. Inoue FWD	3

Avispa J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
13	3	1	4
T Miki	T Ando	T Miki	T Kamijima

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Ando DEF	13	3		1 -
T Miki MID	13	3	1	1 -
S Nago MID	13		1	-
Y Iwasaki FWD	13	1		-
T Shichi DEF	12			1 1
D Matsuoka MID	12			-
K Fujimoto FWD	12	1		1 -
K Konno FWD	12	1		1 -
S Zahedi FWD	12		1	-
M Tashiro DEF	11	1	1	2 -
Y Maejima DEF	11		1	2 -
T Kamijima DEF	10			3 1
Wellington FWD	10		1	-
M Murakami GLK	9			-
T Kanamori FWD	8			-
Y Kitajima MID	7		1	1 -
H Akino MID	6		1	2 -
M Yuzawa DEF	5			-
M Shigemi MID	5			-
N Khalifa FWD	5	1		-
Y Obata GLK	3			-
Y. Hashimoto DEF	3			-
T Nagaishi GLK	1			-
I Oda DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	15	1	2
T Ando	T Miki	T Miki	T Ando

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Miki MID	3	15	1	1
T Ando DEF	3	4		2
Y Iwasaki FWD	1	3
K Fujimoto FWD	1	4
K Konno FWD	1	8
N Khalifa FWD	1	1		1
M Tashiro DEF	1	1	1	1
Y Kitajima MID		1	1	2
Y. Hashimoto DEF				1
H Akino MID		1	1	1
Wellington FWD		5	1
Y Maejima DEF			1	1
S Zahedi FWD		4	1	1
D Matsuoka MID		6
T Shichi DEF		1		2
S Nago MID		4	1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
590	22	97
T Miki	T Miki	T Ando

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Miki MID	590	22	65
T Ando DEF	575	12	97
D Matsuoka MID	418	13	40
T Shichi DEF	404	17	38
M Tashiro DEF	377	8	53
Y Maejima DEF	288	17	32
T Kamijima DEF	254	10	36
S Nago MID	252	12	31
H Akino MID	248	5	9
M Murakami GLK	241		3
K Konno FWD	188	9	30
K Fujimoto FWD	172	3	38
Y Kitajima MID	142	3	15
Y Iwasaki FWD	111	7	23
Wellington FWD	103	5	54
Y Obata GLK	100
S Zahedi FWD	94	6	35
M Yuzawa DEF	90	7	21
N Khalifa FWD	45	9	25
T Nagaishi GLK	37
M Shigemi MID	32	5	8
T Kanamori FWD	28	3	5
Y. Hashimoto DEF	22	1	4
I Oda DEF	10	3	4

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Hiroshima have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Avispa lay in 6th place on 21 points in the J-League league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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