Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy Prediction: Can Hiroshima Continue Knocking On Wood, Or Has That Ship Sailed?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy: Prediction for the Match on May 17, 2025

Prediction for the J1 League game between fifth-place Sanfrecce Hiroshima and bottom-bound Tokyo Verdy, which will take place at the Edion Peace Wing Stadium, downtown Hiroshima, ahead of Round 17. A preview of the game team statistics, emerging lineup, and several betting options are available below.

🏠Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Form and Statistics

Last Five Matches: LLWWW

A streak of narrow 1-0 aggregate wins has clocked nine points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their last three games, to the astonishment of both players and fans. After a four-game losing run, they gained a 2-1 win against Avispa Fukuoka, which turned the tide in the remaining games against Shonan Bellmare and Gamba Osaka (1-0 each).

They have been equally leveraged in their last ten games, with five wins and five losses. In front of the twelfth man (at home), they have taken three wins in the last five games played, with a ⅗ scoring success.

Currently, they have the second-best defence in the league, after Kashiwa Reysol, with eleven goals conceded in fifteen games.

They played their last five league pairings to squeeze three victories and two losses to help boost their stay in the sixth league position, which is heavily threatened by Urawa Reds.

🏁 Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Lineup

Team: Coach Shinya Sakoi’s thoughtfulness to tweak the losing 3-4-1-2 lineup into the 3-4-2-1 has not gone unnoticed, with the latter producing a running 3-game victory count. With utility player Nakamura brought to the hole with Kato, Kawabe returns to the midfield, leaving Germain as the target man. There is a good rhythm between the midfielders and the defenders, and very little concern for slip-ups.

Players: Tsukasa Shiotani’s contribution last week cannot be diminished, scoring the only goal of the game after a brilliant performance in his position.

Germain outplayed himself to a last-minute injury last week and will be replaced by Sota Koshimichi

🔖 Predicted Lineup(4-3-3): Osako, Shiotani-Araki-Sasaki, Nakano-Higashi-Kawabe-Arai, Nakamura-Kato, Germain.

👤 Head Coach: Michael Skibbe

⛔ Out: Ryo Germain (doubtful to start)

✈️Tokyo Verdy: Form and Statistics

Last Five Matches: WWLWL

The visitors from the Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo Verdy, were second best in their league encounter against Shonan Bellmare last week, beaten to a 2-0 embarrassment just after a 2-0 home win over Yokohama FC. The loss marked the team’s goal-scoring behaviour away from home, which in the last four games registered only one.

Despite all efforts employed by the Greens, they have only managed to score eleven goals, while conceding sixteen in the last sixteen games. The on-and-off nature of their games has kept them on a perpetual slippery slope in the fourteenth spot, just one point separating them from Tokyo FC and Yokohama tied at nineteen points.

Tokyo Verdy has not won any of the last seven games against Hiroshima. So the onus is on them to revert their long-standing stubborn fate in ninety minutes.

🏁 Tokyo Verdy: Lineup

Team: Tokyo Verdy basically consists of players with average ability, except for a few. The defenders, however, continue to push themselves to cushion slips in the midfield and the flanks.

Last week against Shonan, they were second-best in all aspects, which affected their outcome.

Players: Fukuda is injured and will miss this game. Morita has to exercise caution as his standing yellow card signifies he misses the next game if he gets another today. Someno was radio-silent last week, and a lot will be expected from him today.

🔖 Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1): Vidotto, Taniguchi-Fukazawa-Tsunashima, Arai-Meshino-Morita-Onaga, Saito-Fukuda, Someno

👤 Head Coach: Hiroshi Jofuku

⛔ Out: Fukuda

🤝Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy Head-to-Head Statistics (2020 to date)

Since 2004, there have been eight meetings between the sides, with seven wins for Hiroshima and one stalemate. Tokyo Verdy has never won against Hiroshima.

📈 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy Betting Trends

• Hiroshima won the last two meetings between the sides. Take a full-blown victory for the hosts at 1.75 odds from Bet365.
• A BTTS thrived twice in the last two meetings between these sides. Consider this option at 2.17 odds with 1xbet.
• The last three contests at Sanfrecce produced three goals. The total O2.5 option is available at 2.40 odds from Bet365.
• Consider the O1.5 goal option at 1.40 odds with 1xbet, which has occurred five times in their seven meetings.

🎯 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy Match Prediction 17 MAY 2025

There is a lot to consider in this game. Tokyo’s goal resilience away from home, Hiroshima’s insistence at hand, and the recent pitch sluggishness from both camps. Although Individual brilliance will be missing in this game, it will not end in a stalemate.

Below are my best predictions:

🔥 My prediction is 1X and Under 2.5 at a coefficient of1.85 odds from 1xbet;

🔥 Our betting tip will be the Home win option at 1.75 odds from Betway;

🔥 Lastly, I will pick the BTTS-NO option as my final choice at a coefficient of1.61 odds from the Bet365 bookmaker.