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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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 20 games · Avg 2.0 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	Jubilo 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

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' Cerezo Osaka FC have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Douglas Vieira on 5.
10' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' Emil Salomonsson does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
23' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Eiichi Katayama catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
38' Leandro Desabato has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 289 appearances.
43' 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.
48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Souza makes way for Ken Tokura at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
61' Hayato Araki is replacing Gakuto Notsuda for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
63' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Toshiyuki Takagi comes on to replace Riku Matsuda.
68' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Hayao Kawabe has done his job and it is now time for Tsukasa Morishima to step up.
74' Kota Mizunuma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroaki Okuno on 74 minute.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eiichi Katayama is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
81' That is a Yellow card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Leandro Desabato will be fuming at that decision.
82' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Emil Salomonsson is replaced by Kohei Shimizu.
87' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

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
Douglas Vieira	3
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Sho Inagaki	1

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 Jubilo 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.