Verdy vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction & Betting Tips (7 August)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have every chance of going up this J1 League season, with the Sanfrecce Hiroshima cause being helped by a seven-match unbeaten run on their travels that has included five wins out of six recently. Verdy come into this contest in pretty poor form, with the Verdy collecting just two points from a possible 15 as their campaign drifts towards a conclusion.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are on a roll when it comes to their involvement in the J1 League away games containing over 2.5 goals, with 19 in a row subscribing to this particular scoring model, including a defeat in this fixture last season. As for Verdy, they have been involved in just a single goalless draw in their most recent 20 top-flight matches, so the deadlock should be broken.

High-flying Verdy are one of the most exciting sides to watch in the J1 League at the moment, as they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes in 14 of their previous 17 matches. Given that Sanfrecce Hiroshima have done the same in seven of their last eight away games at this level, it would come as a bit of a surprise were either keeper to pitch a shutout.