Sanfrecce Hiroshima travel to Mito Hollyhock on 31 October 2026 at 08:00 as heavy favourites. Hiroshima have won eight of their last ten away matches, averaging 2.61 goals scored and 0.90 conceded. Mito Hollyhock sit 18th in the J1 League table, one year after winning promotion from J2. The club has failed to adapt to the top division. In their last six matches, Mito have lost five, conceding 14 goals while scoring only three. A 6-0 defeat to FC Tokyo exposed defensive fragility. Their sole bright spot came in a 1-0 win over that same Tokyo side. Last time out, Mito lost 3-1 to Cerezo Osaka, with Patrick Ferreira scoring their only goal.
Form and H2H
Mito Hollyhock's home record this season reads two wins, one draw, seven losses, with an average of 0.89 goals for and 1.79 against per game. Hiroshima's away form is the inverse: eight wins and two losses, averaging 2.61 goals scored and 0.90 conceded. The teams last met in August 2014, when Hiroshima won 1-0 at home.
Best bet
Back Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win. Hiroshima's away record this season is elite, and Mito are in genuine crisis, leaking goals at an alarming rate and struggling to score. The gap between these two sides is substantial.
Odds to watch
1Win: Home 6.5 / Draw 4.66 / Away 1.44.
1xBet: Home 6.57 / Draw 4.67 / Away 1.47.
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