Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L 15 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 2–0 W 07 Feb Gamba Osaka H 4–5 L 06 Dec Yokohama FC H 1–3 L 30 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–3 L 09 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 14 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 06 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–1 W 06 Dec Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W 30 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W 09 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–0 W Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Sanfrecce Hiroshima #2 Position #4 31 Points 30 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 48 Scored 41 38 Conceded 33 +10 GD +8 1.72 PPG 1.67 61% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cerezo Osaka FC.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Douglas Vieira 3 Toshiyuki Takagi 2 Hayato Araki 2 Tolgay Arslan 2 Lucas Fernandes 2 Kosuke Kinoshita 2 Toshiyuki Takagi 2 Yuya Asano 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-12-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.92 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 54%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 69%Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 7.4%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.9%2 – 1 6.2%1 – 3 5.4%2 – 3 5.2%3 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 4%3 – 1 4%3 – 3 3.3%1 – 4 3.1%0 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 10% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 15% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 18% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 14% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.