Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 18 Jun 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Tsukasa Shiotani 24' Y

Y 36' Koji Toriumi

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

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	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

2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jun	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
28 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
21 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W
13 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
07 May	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
03 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
29 May	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–0	W
25 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
21 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
14 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
06 May	Júbilo Iwata	H	2–1	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' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Cerezo Osaka FC — let the battle begin!
5' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
24' Tsukasa Shiotani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
34' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' Cerezo Osaka FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
46' Tomoya Fujii has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
51' Japan international Shunki Higashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
54' Magnificent from Bruno Mendes! That is 25 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
64' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
68' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Bruno Mendes has done his job and it is now time for Kato Mutsuki to step up.
69' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 69 minute. Junior Santos leaves to be changed by Douglas Vieira.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Ryosuke Shindo on, Hirotaka Tameda off on 76 minutes.
79' Gakuto Notsuda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
84' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
85' Koji Toriumi makes way for Jean Patric at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
85' A goal from the Brazil international Douglas Vieira! He fires home on 85 to make it 2-1!
90' 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.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sanfrecce Hiroshima take all three points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-05-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-05-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-05-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Júbilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima49% Draw23% Cerezo Osaka FC28%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

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

72%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

51%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw40% Cerezo Osaka FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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