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	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

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	Kyōto 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

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

31% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Cerezo Osaka FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Douglas Vieira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 108 appearances.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Jin-hyeon Kim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Shinji Kagawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
30' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
40' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shunki Higashi comes on to replace Gakuto Notsuda.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matej Jonjic.
55' Mutsuki Kato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
60' Japan international Tsukasa Shiotani has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
65' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takaaki Shichi is replaced by Ezequiel.
71' Seiya Maikuma is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
71' The supporters are chanting for Masaya Shibayama. He replaces Satoki Uejo on 71 minute.
75' The crowd applauds Jordy Croux as he leaves the pitch. Haruki Arai steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
80' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Douglas Vieira trudges off to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa on 80 minutes.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kakeru Funaki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
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

2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-09-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-09-23 Kyōto 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.