Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sun 11 Aug 2024 · 09:30 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Makoto Mitsuta 55' Y

Yotaro Nakajima 76' Y

Y 90' Leo Ceara

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Edion Peace Wing 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

2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–0	W
07 Aug	Tōkyō Verdy	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	4–1	W
14 Jul	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–0	W
05 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L
29 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
07 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–0	D
20 Jul	Albirex Niigata	H	1–2	L
14 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
06 Jul	Tōkyō Verdy	A	1–1	D
30 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	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' 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' Sota Kitano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
35' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Tsukasa Shiotani is withdrawn and Douglas Vieira gets his opportunity.
51' Shunki Higashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' Sota Koshimichi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoto Arai on 63 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Masaya Shibayama is replaced by Sota Kitano.
67' Yotaro Nakajima gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Makoto Mitsuta and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Alen Inoue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Douglas Vieira on 73 minute.
76' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a card on 76.
76' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hirotaka Tameda is replaced by Ryogo Yamasaki on 76 minute.
77' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Yuichi Hirano on, Hiroaki Okuno off on 77 minutes.
78' Magnificent from Tolgay Arslan! That is 25 goals in 458 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Ryuya Nishio exits the field as Reiya Sakata enters on 82.
83' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Kyohei Noborizato is withdrawn and Vitor Bueno gets his opportunity.
85' The Germany midfielder Tolgay Arslan breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 2-0!
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Leo Ceara.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto
66
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Tolgay Arslan 63'
24
Shunki Higashi
33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Douglas Vieira 46'
4
Hayato Araki
13
Naoto Arai ↓ Sota Koshimichi 63'
11
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yotaro Nakajima 67'
15
Shuto Nakano
51
Mutsuki Kato

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 76'
55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 83'
4
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 77'
1
Han-Been Yang
17
Reiya Sakata ↑ 82'
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 66'
16
Hayato Okuda

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-08-07 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-07-21 Sagan Tosu FC 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-08-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Albirex Niigata L 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-07-06 Tōkyō Verdy 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima56% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC22%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

78%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

44%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima39% Draw41% Cerezo Osaka FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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