Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Machida Zelvia at EDION Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima on Saturday, Apr 24 at 12:00 PM in a J1 League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this fixture in good form (3W 1D 1L recently). Machida Zelvia travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Sanfrecce Hiroshima won their last outing, while Machida Zelvia suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Sanfrecce Hiroshima here — they've won 4 of 4 previous meetings against Machida Zelvia. Their last encounter ended in Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 2–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Sanfrecce Hiroshima a slight edge, but Machida Zelvia are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.