July 2nd features a match where Sanfrecce Hiroshima will host Júbilo Iwata in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is fresh off their 3-1 win against Avispa Fukuoka. Makoto Mitsuta struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 28th minute on a feed from Nassim Ben Khalifa, then Daiki Watari tied it up for Avispa Fukuoka in the 37th minute on a feed from Takaaki Shichi. Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Júbilo Iwata is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale. Miki Yamane struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 33rd minute on a feed from Taniguchi, then in the 85th minute, Yasuhito Endo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Makito Ito earning Júbilo Iwata at least a draw. Júbilo Iwata is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Júbilo Iwata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima battled to a 2-2 draw. Yuto Suzuki scored the first goal for Júbilo Iwata in the 39th minute, then Ricardo Graça tied it up for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on an own goal in the 46th minute .
Fabian Andres Gonzalez Lasso has been the most prolific scorer on Júbilo Iwata in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Douglas da Silva Vieira has been the most effective weapon for Sanfrecce Hiroshima lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.