Urawa Red Diamonds kicked off the season opener, with Brisbane Roar relying on home advantage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Football League.
GD Sanfrecce finished third in the Japanese league last year and won 1-0 against Fukuoka Hornets last season. With Liverpool 4-2-2 in the last six league games and four clean sheets, the team's defence is still solid. Guangdong Three Arrows have only one away goal in the last seven rounds, and the remaining six rounds have scored 14 goals, which shows their attacking ability is good.
Last season, Urawa Red Diamonds finished fourth in the Japan Football League, having been beaten 4-2 by Al Ahly Cairo in the final of the World Champions League, and their form was mediocre. This is the opening game of the Japan Football League and the first home game of the new year for Urawa Red Diamonds, so getting off to a good start is key.
In the last six matches, the three Guangdong teams have won two, won two and lost two. All three Guangdong teams have won their last two away games against Urawa Red Diamonds. Urawa Red Diamonds have gone from strength to strength in the new season, winning three of their last five home games and drawing two, and this time they have been outstanding, and this time they have a good chance of winning.
Australian Football A: Brisbane Lions - West Division.
The Brisbane Roar are currently eighth in the Premier League with 21 points from 18 games. The Brisbane Lions are still confident in their hometown, and after losing 3-2 to Perth Glory in the last round, they have won one and drawn four of their last six games, two of which have been played on their home turf.
The Western Conference is provisionally 12th in 12th place after 17 games. They lost 2-1 to Melbourne in last week's Premier League and have had a mediocre 1-1, 2-2 result in the last four rounds. West Ham are an unlikely opponent to visit and have failed to win a single game in their last eight matches, winning just seven, which is a very poor away result.
The last six meetings between the two teams, with Brisbane Lions winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 3, the first two were very good results on their home turf. The Brisbane Lions are playing well at home but have been poor away against the West, and this time, the Brisbane Lions are likely to win this game.