Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Cerezo Osaka FC

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Yuki Nogami

Riku Matsuda 90' 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)

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

2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
06 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	3–0	W
30 Jul	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
16 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
10 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–2	D
06 Jul	Kashima Antlers	A	3–3	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–0	W
20 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	5–2	W
14 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
06 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–0	W
30 Jul	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L
17 Jul	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' Tokuma Suzuki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
10' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Riku Matsuda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' What a strike from Yusuke Chajima! The score is 0-1.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Japan international Taishi Matsumoto has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Yuki Nogami is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' Jelani Sumiyoshi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Nogami on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
63' The whistle greets Satoki Uejo as he departs to be replaced by Sota Kitano.
67' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Nassim Ben Khalifa by Douglas Vieira on 67 minute.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
75' The supporters are chanting for Hiroshi Kiyotake. He replaces Hiroaki Okuno on 75 minute.
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' GOAL! Taishi Matsumoto fires home to make it 0-2!
84' Yusuke Chajima makes way for Takumu Kawamura at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
89' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
90' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Toshihiro Aoyama on, Taishi Matsumoto off on 90 minutes.
90' Riku Matsuda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Hiroshi Kiyotake ↑ 75'
34
Hiroto Yamada ↑ 63'
26
Jean Patric ↑ 63'
29
Kakeru Funaki
11
Bruno Mendes ↑ 75'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 63'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Jelani Sumiyoshi 46'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 90'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 90'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 67'
4
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Takumu Kawamura 84'
39
Makoto Mitsuta

Bench

14
Ezequiel
22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 90'
27
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 84'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 90'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 67'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↑ 46'

Coach Michael Skibbe

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
Patric	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Vissel Kobe W 2022-07-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-07-16 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-07-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2022-07-06 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.98 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC34% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

66%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC28% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima33%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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