Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yuzo Sutani
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W 05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L 22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cerezo Osaka FC #7 Position #5 30 Points 31 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 41 Scored 48 33 Conceded 38 +8 GD +10 1.67 PPG 1.72 56% Win % 61% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 12' What a strike from Thiago Andrade! The score is 0-1.
- 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shunta Tanaka suffering a number of foals already.
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
- 27' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 32' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 42' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Nelson Ishiwatari has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Thiago Andrade departs to be replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 53' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a card on 53.
- 56' Shuto Nakano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yotaro Nakajima on 56 minute.
- 61' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kosuke Kinoshita scoring 1 goals.
- 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Tsukasa Shiotani.
- 63' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Shion Homma is replaced by Satoki Uejo.
- 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' The whistle greets Akito Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
- 77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 78' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Hayato Okuda is replaced by Dion Cools.
- 83' Shion Homma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 85' Motoki Ohara is replacing Taishi Matsumoto for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 86' GOAL! Dion Cools scores on 86.
- 88' Yumeki Yokoyama is replacing Motohiko Nakajima for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- With this win, Sanfrecce Hiroshima is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 1
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14
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Motoki Ohara 85'
- 24
- 33
- 4
- 13
- 30
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10
Akito Suzuki ↓ Naoki Maeda 72'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↓ Shuto Nakano 56'
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11
Mutsuki Kato ↓ Ryo Germain 72'
Bench
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9
Ryo Germain ↑ 72'
- 18
- 3
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41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 72'
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17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 56'
- 99
- 25
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15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 56'
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40
Motoki Ohara ↑ 85'
Coach Bartosch GaulCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 44
- 23
- 13
- 66
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 18
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19
Shion Homma ↓ Satoki Uejo 63'
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16
Hayato Okuda ↓ Dion Cools 78'
- 48
Bench
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27
Dion Cools ↑ 78'
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 78'
- 35
- 5
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7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 63'
- 3
- 21
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9
Solomon Sakuragawa ↑ 46'
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14
Yumeki Yokoyama ↑ 88'
Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Douglas Vieira 3 Toshiyuki Takagi 2 Toshiyuki Takagi 2 Hayato Araki 2 Tolgay Arslan 2 Lucas Fernandes 2 Kosuke Kinoshita 2 Dion Cools 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima LCerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.62 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 76%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 45%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 Actual1 – 1 8.2%2 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 6.2%1 – 2 5.9%2 – 0 5.4%3 – 2 5%1 – 0 4.2%3 – 0 4%4 – 1 3.6%2 – 3 3.6%1 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 16% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 20% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 14% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.