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 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

31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

62% 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

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cerezo Osaka FC host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
5' That is a Yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Douglas Vieira will be fuming at that decision.
10' Eiichi Katayama has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' Emil Salomonsson doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
23' 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 Hayato Araki suffering a number of foals already.
28' Tsukasa Morishima, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eiichi Katayama.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Souza exits the field as Ken Tokura enters on 57.
58' Riku Matsuda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' The crowd applauds Gakuto Notsuda as he leaves the pitch. Hayato Araki steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
63' Toshiyuki Takagi is replacing Riku Matsuda for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
68' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Gakuto Notsuda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Hayao Kawabe has done his job and it is now time for Tsukasa Morishima to step up.
74' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Hiroaki Okuno is withdrawn and Kota Mizunuma gets his opportunity.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' Leandro Desabato is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
82' The crowd applauds Emil Salomonsson as he leaves the pitch. Kohei Shimizu steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' The 36-year-old Leandro Desabato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
Full Time. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Cerezo Osaka FC

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
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	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.