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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 6 Jul 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Kosei Shibasaki 24' Y
Y 80' Ayumu Seko

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Takeshi Suhara
  • Referee Hisashi Nakai
  • Referee Takao Nishiyama

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

12
4
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
30 Jun Kashima Antlers A 2–2 D
14 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
01 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
26 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 4–0 W
17 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–1 L
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
30 Jun Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
22 Jun Júbilo Iwata H 2–0 W
14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L
01 Jun Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
25 May FC Tokyo H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cerezo Osaka FC
#4 Position #2
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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Cerezo Osaka FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' Kota Mizunuma puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
  • 24' Kosei Shibasaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 373 games and scored 399 goals.
  • 34' Toshiyuki Takagi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Tatsuya Yamashita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Sho Inagaki. He replaces Kyohei Yoshino on 46 minute.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuki Kimoto, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Hiroaki Okuno as he leaves the pitch. Toshiyuki Takagi steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Patric — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Yasuki Kimoto trudges off to be replaced by Tatsuya Yamashita on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yusuke Minagawa is hanging Rhayner on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Ayumu Seko gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Gakuto Notsuda on 82 minute.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Hiroshi Kiyotake has done his job and it is now time for Atomu Tanaka to step up.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Vieira 3
Shun Ayukawa 3
Akito Suzuki 2
Kosuke Kinoshita 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Hayato Araki 2
Tolgay Arslan 2

Head to Head

2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2019-06-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2019-06-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-06-30 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-06-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2019-06-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-06-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tokyo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw26% Cerezo Osaka FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
67%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
58%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima31% Draw42% Cerezo Osaka FC27%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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