Daejeon have made wide attacks without regularly turning them into goals, while Incheon have found more direct finishing contacts after central recoveries and second balls. Machida and Hiroshima both use a back three, but Hiroshima can switch its delivery between flanks when the first pass survives Machida's press. Each game hinges on whether repeated entries become a clean final touch.
Daejeon can find Diogo from a wide cross, yet their latest stretches of shooting have ended without a goal. Incheon have reached Mugoša and Lee Myung-joo centrally, followed cleared corners, and used a late Gerso run to finish a counter. Those attackers and keeper Lee Tae-hui played Incheon's latest match; Daejeon's rested fullbacks may return, but their starts are not confirmed. Incheon's current finishing and defensive resistance persuade me, so I'm siding with Incheon to take at least a draw.
Hiroshima have created through Higashi and Suga on the left and Nakano and Arai on the right, with Suzuki making the box run. Machida's recent clean results required major saves from Tani, even as Soma and Ogawa supplied a real home response. Hiroshima's Kato and Kawamura remain out, but these wide routes have already worked without them. The sustained two-flank supply gives Hiroshima the stronger winning route, so I'm siding with Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win.
