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

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J. League · 2019

Cerezo Osaka FC

0 – 1

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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 (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

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 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

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

28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

22% 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

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima is underway.
5' Douglas Vieira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 5.
10' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 369 games and scored 396 goals.
18' The Sweden Emil Salomonsson breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-1!
23' Yuki Nogami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Eiichi Katayama is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
43' Kyohei Yoshino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 335 appearances.
48' Tsukasa Morishima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
53' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Souza by Ken Tokura on 57 minute.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
61' Hayato Araki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gakuto Notsuda on 61 minute.
63' Toshiyuki Takagi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Riku Matsuda at the 63 minute mark.
68' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Hayao Kawabe trudges off to be replaced by Tsukasa Morishima on 72 minutes.
74' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Hiroaki Okuno exits the field as Kota Mizunuma enters on 74.
79' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Leandro Desabato was booked on 81.
82' Emil Salomonsson makes way for Kohei Shimizu at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Lucas Fernandes	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Gakuto Notsuda	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.