Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction & Betting Tips (14 September)

Kashima Antlers last graced the top-flight, ending that campaign by losing eight of their last 15 matches of the regular season, so a return to this level could represent a significant step up in class. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are probably not the opponents that they would have chosen to face, with Kashima Antlers boasting eight wins from ten games of late.

These two teams are battling for a reason, conceding 58 goals between them in a combined 23 top-flight fixtures up to this point. Six of the previous seven Kashima Antlers home games have contained three goals or more, as have ten of the last 15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima away matches, so any deviation from this script would come as a surprise when the sides meet.

Kashima Antlers had featured in 15 top-flight fixtures out of 20 on their own patch in which they had both scored and conceded during the same 91 minutes. This has also been a speciality of Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s of late, as, before last match, 15 of their last 15 matches in the J1 League had served up goals at both ends of the pitch.