Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Tomoya Fujii 48' Y

Overview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yudai Yamamoto
Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	3–0	W
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
12 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–2	L
08 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
04 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Ōita FC Trinita	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	Ōita FC Trinita	A	2–0	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' Temperatures are rising at EDION Stadium as Sanfrecce Hiroshima face off against Cerezo Osaka FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Kohei Shimizu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Naoyuki Fujita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
15' 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.
20' Sho Sasaki puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
25' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Ryo Nagai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
45' Toshihiro Aoyama is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
46' Douglas Vieira gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Ryo Nagai and will look to change the dynamic.
48' The referee has no hesitation. Tomoya Fujii is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yellow card on 48.
50' Goal! Naoyuki Fujita scores his 7 goal in 449 matches.
53' Douglas Vieira makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yusuke Chajima is hanging Hayao Kawabe on the field on 55 minute.
60' 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 Tsukasa Morishima suffering a number of foals already.
65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Gakuto Notsuda on, Tsukasa Morishima off on 75 minutes.
80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
82' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Yuta Toyokawa on, Ken Tokura off on 82 minutes.
85' The crowd applauds Toshihiro Aoyama as he leaves the pitch. Shunki Higashi steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' Shunki Higashi is replacing Toshihiro Aoyama for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
90' Koji Suzuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroaki Okuno on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cerezo Osaka FC players.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner
39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Shunki Higashi 87'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Gakuto Notsuda 75'
8
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Yusuke Chajima 55'
23
Hayato Araki
16
Kohei Shimizu ↓ Tomoya Fujii 46'
20
Ryo Nagai ↓ Douglas Vieira 46'

Bench

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↑ 75'
38
Keisuke Osako
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 87'
3
Akira Ibayashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 46'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 46'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 55'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Koji Suzuki 90'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
9
Ken Tokura ↓ Yuta Toyokawa 82'
5
Naoyuki Fujita ↓ Yasuki Kimoto 90'
2
Riku Matsuda
22
Matej Jonjic
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Eiichi Katayama 82'
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Bench

11
Lucas Mineiro
8
Yoichiro Kakitani
3
Yasuki Kimoto ↑ 90'
16
Eiichi Katayama ↑ 82'
32
Yuta Toyokawa ↑ 82'
45
Shu Mogi
18
Koji Suzuki ↑ 90'

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shun Ayukawa	3
Douglas Vieira	3
Toshiyuki Takagi	2
Hayato Araki	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Lucas Fernandes	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kosuke Kinoshita	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Ōita FC Trinita L 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-07-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2019-12-07 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw26% Cerezo Osaka FC37%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

62%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

63%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw40% Cerezo Osaka FC30%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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