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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 07:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45' · FT 45'
Riku Matsuda 35' Y
Yasuki Kimoto 36' Y
Y 41' Leandro Pereira
Y 51' Sho Sasaki
R 62' Leandro Pereira
Y 74' Douglas Vieira

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

5
4
12
Cerezo Osaka FC 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L
14 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L
03 Nov Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
24 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
17 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos H 4–1 W
14 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
14 Nov Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
11 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
03 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
31 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
28 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–1 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

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' That's the starting whistle at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Yasuki Kimoto, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 24' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Pereira! He fires home on 24 to make it 0-1!
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Kim Jinhyeon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yasuki Kimoto.
  • 41' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Jun Nishikawa comes on to replace Ken Tokura.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Sho Sasaki. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' Hiroaki Okuno gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Ayumu Seko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Pereira argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 65' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yuya Asano departs to be replaced by Douglas Vieira.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' Douglas Vieira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' The whistle greets Yusuke Chajima as he departs to be replaced by Akira Ibayashi.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 373 games and scored 399 goals.
  • 84' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Naoyuki Fujita exits the field as Toshiyuki Takagi enters on 84.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Ryo Nagai at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Vieira 3
Shun Ayukawa 3
Akito Suzuki 2
Kosuke Kinoshita 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Hayato Araki 2
Tolgay Arslan 2

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-11-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-10-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-10-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-11-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2020-11-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-10-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.61 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC37% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima36%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
63%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC30% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima26%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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