Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Douglas Vieira 38' Y

Y 89' Toshiyuki Takagi

Y 90' Jun Nishikawa

Overview

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

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

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-11-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
18 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–0	W
11 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–3	L
05 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
11 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
08 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–0	W
28 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
25 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–5	L

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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sanfrecce Hiroshima launch into their encounter with Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Japan international Hiroto Yamada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' 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.
25' Douglas Vieira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Douglas Vieira.
43' Ryosuke Shindo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
48' Adam Taggart, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Ryosuke Shindo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
56' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Tomoya Fujii departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' The whistle greets Adam Taggart as he departs to be replaced by Hiroto Yamada.
67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 71 minute. Douglas Vieira leaves to be changed by Junior Santos.
76' Tsukasa Morishima is replacing Yoshifumi Kashiwa for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
81' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Kato Mutsuki has done his job and it is now time for Yoshito Okubo to step up.
86' 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.
89' Toshiyuki Takagi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
90' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto departs to be replaced by Jun Nishikawa.
90' Jun Nishikawa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The points are shared — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Cerezo Osaka FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

27
Rhayner ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 56'
14
Ezequiel ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 56'
19
Sho Sasaki
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Tsukasa Morishima 76'
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Junior Santos 71'
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Shunki Higashi 56'
25
Yusuke Chajima

Bench

37
Junior Santos ↑ 71'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↑ 56'
38
Keisuke Osako
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 56'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 76'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 56'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Takashi Inui ↓ Toshiyuki Takagi 81'
9
Adam Taggart ↓ Hiroto Yamada 62'
25
Hiroaki Okuno
21
Kim Jinhyeon
3
Ryosuke Shindo
4
Riki Harakawa
26
Yuta Koike
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Jun Nishikawa 90'
33
Ryuya Nishio
29
Kato Mutsuki ↓ Yoshito Okubo 81'

Bench

6
Tiago Pagnussat
20
Yoshito Okubo ↑ 81'
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 81'
34
Hiroto Yamada ↑ 62'
18
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 90'
30
Hinata Kida
50
Kenya Matsui

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2021-09-08 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–5 Shonan Bellmare L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.76 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw26% Cerezo Osaka FC36%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

64%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

62%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw41% Cerezo Osaka FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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