Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 06:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Sho Sasaki 8' Y

Y 23' Rafael Ratao

Daiki Suga 57' Y

Shuto Nakano 80' Y

Overview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Yokohama FC	H	1–0	W
26 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–1	W
28 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Yokohama FC	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Albirex Niigata	A	2–2	D

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

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

28% 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

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC get this one started.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
8' Sho Sasaki is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vitor Bueno, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Lucas Fernandes puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
17' Brilliant from the ! Naoto Arai makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 17.
22' The 25-year-old Hinata Kida has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Rafael Ratao was booked on 23.
28' Masaya Shibayama, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' Hayato Araki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 46 minute. Naoto Arai leaves to be changed by Tsukasa Shiotani.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 56 minute. Kyohei Noborizato leaves to be changed by Niko Takahashi.
57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
58' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shunki Higashi is hanging Daiki Suga on the field on 58 minute.
62' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shion Homma is hanging Lucas Fernandes on the field on 62 minute.
66' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 66 minute. Naoki Maeda leaves to be changed by Mutsuki Kato.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a card on 80.
80' The crowd applauds Sota Kitano as he leaves the pitch. Vitor Bueno steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
85' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
86' Hayato Araki adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

77
Lucas Fernandes ↓ Shion Homma 62'
6
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Niko Takahashi 56'
3
Ryosuke Shindo
9
Rafael Ratao ↓ Hinata Kida 80'
13
Motohiko Nakajima
10
Shunta Tanaka
33
Ryuya Nishio
11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Masaya Shibayama 62'
21
Jin-hyeon Kim
38
Sota Kitano ↓ Vitor Bueno 80'
16
Hayato Okuda

Bench

8
Shinji Kagawa
5
Hinata Kida ↑ 80'
55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 80'
7
Satoki Uejo
19
Shion Homma ↑ 62'
48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 62'
22
Niko Takahashi ↑ 56'
24
Jaroensak Wonggorn

Coach Arthur Papas

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

2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-03-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-03-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-03-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC W 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-15 Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-03-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-03-02 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima54% Draw23% Cerezo Osaka FC23%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

77%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

46%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw40% Cerezo Osaka FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.2%

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%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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