Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 07:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Matej Jonjic

Y 71' Seiya Maikuma

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

2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-06-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–0	D
30 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
23 Sep	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
30 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–2	L
23 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
02 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Cerezo Osaka FC for this crunch clash at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Shinji Kagawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Japan international Kakeru Funaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' 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.
45' Tsukasa Shiotani, a Japan , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Shunki Higashi on, Gakuto Notsuda off on 46 minutes.
50' Matej Jonjic is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' 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 Makoto Mitsuta suffering a number of foals already.
70' The supporters are chanting for Ezequiel. He replaces Takaaki Shichi on 70 minute.
71' A moment of madness from Seiya Maikuma on 71 minutes earns him a card. Cerezo Osaka FC will be frustrated.
71' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Satoki Uejo is withdrawn and Masaya Shibayama gets his opportunity.
75' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 75 minute. Jordy Croux leaves to be changed by Haruki Arai.
80' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Nassim Ben Khalifa on, Douglas Vieira off on 80 minutes.
85' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Takumu Kawamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Shunki Higashi 46'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
8
Takumu Kawamura
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 80'
4
Hayato Araki
16
Takaaki Shichi ↓ Ezequiel 70'
11
Makoto Mitsuta
15
Shuto Nakano
51
Mutsuki Kato

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-09-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2023-09-02 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-09-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2023-09-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.85 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima52% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

77%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

48%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw43% Cerezo Osaka FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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