Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Cerezo Osaka FC

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Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Douglas Vieira

Eiichi Katayama 33' Y

Riku Matsuda 58' Y

Leandro Desabato 81' Y

Overview

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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 Masashi Yamagiwa
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Koei Koya
Referee Ryosuke Murai

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 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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
09 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
01 Dec	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–1	W
24 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–3	L
10 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Júbilo Iwata	H	0–0	D
23 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–2	D
24 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	H	0–1	L

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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Cerezo Osaka FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' Controversy at the stadium! Douglas Vieira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
10' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Taishi Matsumoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' Emil Salomonsson adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yoichiro Kakitani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Eiichi Katayama.
38' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Souza is withdrawn and Ken Tokura gets his opportunity.
58' Riku Matsuda was booked on 58.
61' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Gakuto Notsuda has done his job and it is now time for Hayato Araki to step up.
63' Riku Matsuda makes way for Toshiyuki Takagi at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
68' 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.
72' Tsukasa Morishima gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Hayao Kawabe and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Hiroaki Okuno trudges off to be replaced by Kota Mizunuma on 74 minutes.
79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Desabato argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
82' Emil Salomonsson makes way for Kohei Shimizu at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' Sho Sasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cerezo Osaka FC 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shun Ayukawa	3
Douglas Vieira	3
Lucas Fernandes	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-03-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2018-12-01 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-11-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-11-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-03-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Júbilo Iwata D 2019-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-12-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-11-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-11-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.72 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 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC41% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima33%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

59%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC31% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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