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	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

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	Jubilo 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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Makoto Mitsuta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tsukasa Shiotani.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
36' The referee calls foul for Koji Toriumi. He receives a Yellow card.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
54' Bruno Mendes makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
59' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
64' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Sho Sasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
68' The whistle greets Bruno Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Kato Mutsuki.
69' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Junior Santos departs to be replaced by Douglas Vieira.
74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' Ryosuke Shindo is replacing Hirotaka Tameda for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
79' What a strike from Gakuto Notsuda! The score is 1-1.
84' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Koji Toriumi is withdrawn and Jean Patric gets his opportunity.
85' Douglas Vieira adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
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
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

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 Jubilo 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.