Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Ayumu Ohata
Tsukasa Shiotani 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuzo Sutani
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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

11
4
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W
11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W
05 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
27 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
22 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W
11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L

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' We are underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 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.
  • 12' Goal! Thiago Andrade scores his 9 goal in 286 matches.
  • 17' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Kosuke Nakamura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 369 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yotaro Nakajima, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Osako made 335 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Solomon Sakuragawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a card on 53.
  • 56' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Yotaro Nakajima departs to be replaced by Shuto Nakano.
  • 61' Sho Sasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Tsukasa Shiotani.
  • 63' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Shion Homma departs to be replaced by Satoki Uejo.
  • 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Naoki Maeda. He replaces Akito Suzuki on 72 minute.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 78' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Hayato Okuda by Dion Cools on 78 minute.
  • 83' Mutsuki Kato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 85' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Taishi Matsumoto by Motoki Ohara on 85 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Dion Cools scores on 86.
  • 88' The whistle greets Motohiko Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Yumeki Yokoyama.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Douglas Vieira 3
Kosuke Kinoshita 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Toshiyuki Takagi 2
Hayato Araki 2
Tolgay Arslan 2
Lucas Fernandes 2
Taishi Matsumoto 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima55% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC24%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
76%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
45%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Cerezo Osaka FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw38% Cerezo Osaka FC22%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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