Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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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)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)

8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
15 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–0	W
07 Feb	Gamba Osaka	H	4–5	L
06 Dec	Yokohama FC	H	1–3	L
30 Nov	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	L
09 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	4–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
06 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	3–1	W
06 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–1	W
30 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–0	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

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' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Douglas Vieira	3
Kosuke Kinoshita	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Yusuke Chajima	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-02-15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka L 2025-12-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Yokohama FC L 2025-11-30 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-11-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-12-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.92 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC31% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima46%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

69%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC27% Draw37% Sanfrecce Hiroshima36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 4

3.1%

0 – 1

3.1%

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%	15%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	18%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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