Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Cerezo Osaka FC

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bumpei Ueda
Referee Naoya Okawa
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Dai Matsumoto

Standings

#	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 Tokyo	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

Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-12-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	2–0	W
15 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–1	W
11 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
05 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L
01 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
11 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	2–0	W
05 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D
01 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	4–1	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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the football do the talking.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Yasuki Kimoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kosuke Kinoshita scoring 1 goals.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yusuke Maruhashi suffering a number of foals already.
30' Toshiyuki Takagi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Kenyu Sugimoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
65' Matej Jonjic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
80' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cerezo Osaka FC 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Kim Jinhyeon
9
Kenyu Sugimoto
6
Hotaru Yamaguchi C
2
Riku Matsuda
22
Matej Jonjic
43
Osmar Barba ↓ Eiichi Katayama 88'
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
11
Souza ↓ Takaki Fukumitsu 89'
15
Yasuki Kimoto
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↓ Hirofumi Yamauchi 79'

Bench

Coach Yoon Junghwan

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Douglas Vieira	3
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Yusuke Chajima	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-08-19 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-08-15 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-08-11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-08-05 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-08-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-08-01 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.83 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.58 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC43% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

57%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC33% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima26%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.