Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sun 26 May 2024 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 78' Hayato Araki
Shunta Tanaka 88' Y
Y 90' Yuki Ohashi

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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
2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
18 May Avispa Fukuoka A 3–0 W
15 May FC Machida Zelvia A 1–2 L
11 May Vissel Kobe H 1–4 L
06 May Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
03 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–1 D
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
19 May Kyōto Sanga FC A 5–0 W
15 May Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
06 May Nagoya Grampus H 2–3 L
03 May Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
28 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 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

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' What a night it is going to be! Cerezo Osaka FC welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Koji Toriumi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Ohashi, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Japan international Tsukasa Shiotani has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 45' Sho Sasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Hayato Araki gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' A goal from the Japan international Ryuya Nishio! He fires home on 66 to make it 1-1!
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Jordy Croux exits the field as Hirotaka Tameda enters on 74.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Hayato Araki gets a card.
  • 81' Mutsuki Kato makes way for Makoto Mitsuta at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 86' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Shunta Tanaka is booked for Cerezo Osaka FC — card on 88.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Vitor Bueno is replaced by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Hiroya Matsumoto is replacing Tsukasa Shiotani for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shun Ayukawa 3
Douglas Vieira 3
Lucas Fernandes 2
Akito Suzuki 2
Kosuke Kinoshita 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Hayato Araki 2

Head to Head

2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-05-15 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe L 2024-05-06 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-05-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2024-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-05-03 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC33% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
67%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC25% Draw40% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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