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

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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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

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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)

Match Details

Referee Yuzo Sutani

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
12' Cerezo Osaka FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Andrade on 12.
17' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Kosuke Nakamura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
27' Shion Homma, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Ayumu Ohata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Thiago Andrade makes way for Solomon Sakuragawa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
51' Sho Sasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
53' That looks like a foul for a card for Ayumu Ohata.
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuto Nakano is hanging Yotaro Nakajima on the field on 56 minute.
61' Tsukasa Shiotani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
63' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a card on 63.
63' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Satoki Uejo on, Shion Homma off on 63 minutes.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
72' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Akito Suzuki is withdrawn and Naoki Maeda gets his opportunity.
77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Solomon Sakuragawa, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
78' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Hayato Okuda is replaced by Dion Cools.
83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
85' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Taishi Matsumoto exits the field as Motoki Ohara enters on 85.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dion Cools makes no mistake. 0-2!
88' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Motohiko Nakajima has done his job and it is now time for Yumeki Yokoyama to step up.
It finishes all square. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ryo Germain ↑ 72'
18
Daiki Suga
3
Taichi Yamasaki
41
Naoki Maeda ↑ 72'
17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 56'
99
Issei Ouchi
25
Yusuke Chajima
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 56'
40
Motoki Ohara ↑ 85'

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Shinnosuke Hatanaka
23
Kosuke Nakamura
13
Motohiko Nakajima ↓ Yumeki Yokoyama 88'
66
Ayumu Ohata
10
Shunta Tanaka
11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Solomon Sakuragawa 46'
4
Rikito Inoue
18
Nelson Ishiwatari
19
Shion Homma ↓ Satoki Uejo 63'
16
Hayato Okuda ↓ Dion Cools 78'
48
Masaya Shibayama ↓ Shinji Kagawa 78'

Bench

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
Taishi Matsumoto	1

Head to Head

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

1 – 0

4.2%

3 – 0

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.