Asia - AFC Champions League
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by Kennedy Kechula | in Football Predictions
The Asian Champions League Elite gets underway this week. Among the opening matches, Australian champions Melbourne City FC will be hosting Japanese side Hiroshima Sanfrecce in the East regional league. Read on for our prediction of the match.
Melbourne City are just kicking off their season and come here off a 2-0 defeat to APIA Leichhardt in the Australian Cup. That was their first defeat in their last 10 matches, a run that includes six wins.
Attention now switches to the continental assignments ahead, as they have two matches before starting their domestic title defence.
Note: A revamped tournament, the AFC Champions League Elite sees a reduction from 40 to 24 participants. The teams are split into two regional groups of 12, with the top eight progressing to two-legged last 16 and quarter-finals. From the semis onward, the tournament is centralized, and played in a one-legged knockout format.
Sanfrecce can afford to bank on match fitness as they head out to Australia. They’ve just played their 30th league match of the season, while their hosts are only starting off the year.
The Japanese side is coming off a solid performance that ended in a 1-1 draw with league leaders Kyoto. They’ll be gutted to have conceded two minutes to stoppage time but happy to stay in the race, being four points behind the leaders.
It has been 10 years since Sanfrecce last bagged the league title. Now they’ll focus on trying to win the continental one, but only a win in the last four matches may not offer a boost.
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The Best Betting Odds for Melbourne City v Sanfrecce Hiroshima Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.75 | 3.6 | 1.83 |
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3.7 | 3.5 | 1.91 |
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3.5 | 3.4 | 1.87 |
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3.7 | 3.62 | 1.81 |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 1.85 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Melbourne City and Sanfrecce Hiroshima?
Our prediction for the Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima match is: Melbourne City wins the match.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 16/09/2025 between Melbourne City and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in AFC Champions League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 36.97% for a win of Melbourne City against Sanfrecce Hiroshima with odds of 3.9 at Bwin.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 26.01% with odds of 3.72 at Betwinner.
- Our prediction model gives a 37.02% chance ⭐ for a win of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Melbourne City with odds of 1.92 at Betwinner.
Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
Melbourne City and Sanfrecce Hiroshima Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Jul 2025 - FFA Cup
31 May 2025 - A-League
24 May 2025 - A-League
16 May 2025 - A-League
3 May 2025 - A-League
26 Apr 2025 - A-League
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 May 2025 - A-League
24 May 2025 - A-League
3 May 2025 - A-League
26 Apr 2025 - A-League
11 Apr 2025 - A-League
5 Apr 2025 - A-League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Jul 2025 - FFA Cup
16 May 2025 - A-League
19 Apr 2025 - A-League
29 Mar 2025 - A-League
28 Feb 2025 - A-League
22 Feb 2025 - A-League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Sep 2025 - J.League
7 Sep 2025 - J. League Cup
3 Sep 2025 - J. League Cup
31 Aug 2025 - J.League
27 Aug 2025 - Emperor's Cup
23 Aug 2025 - J.League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Sep 2025 - J.League
7 Sep 2025 - J. League Cup
20 Aug 2025 - J.League
16 Aug 2025 - J.League
10 Aug 2025 - J.League
6 Aug 2025 - Emperor's Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Sep 2025 - J. League Cup
31 Aug 2025 - J.League
27 Aug 2025 - Emperor's Cup
23 Aug 2025 - J.League
20 Jul 2025 - J.League
5 Jul 2025 - J.League
Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Melbourne City - Sanfrecce Hiroshima Key Points
- Sanfrecce have posted one win in their last four outings.
- Sanfrecce are winless in their last two away matches.
- Melbourne posted one loss in their last 10 games.
- Melbourne are unbeaten in six home matches and won four.
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Our Melbourne City vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Prediction
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have the right to feel fitter coming into this game. However, that is not the only condition for having a potentially dominant outing. They will particularly be pulled back by their inconsistent recent form and also the fact that they will be playing away from home.
While Melbourne are unbeaten in their last six home matches, Sanfrecce come here with just one win in four outings. Our prediction for Melbourne City v Sanfrecce Hiroshima is that Melbourne City wins the match.
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