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 (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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

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 Tokyo	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

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' The game is set. Sanfrecce Hiroshima kicks off things out of here…
5' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' The Japan Yusuke Chajima breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 0-1!
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kosuke Kinoshita scoring 1 goals.
40' Yuki Nogami has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 335 appearances.
41' Yuki Nogami has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
46' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yuki Nogami by Jelani Sumiyoshi on 46 minute.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
56' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
63' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Satoki Uejo exits the field as Sota Kitano enters on 63.
67' The crowd applauds Nassim Ben Khalifa as he leaves the pitch. Douglas Vieira steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
72' 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.
75' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Hiroaki Okuno trudges off to be replaced by Hiroshi Kiyotake on 75 minutes.
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Magnificent from Taishi Matsumoto! That is 10 goals in 335 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
84' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yusuke Chajima departs to be replaced by Takumu Kawamura.
89' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
90' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Taishi Matsumoto is replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Yuya Asano	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 Tokyo 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.