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

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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	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

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	Kyōto 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

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
5' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
10' Shion Homma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' Thiago Andrade puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bartosch Gaul will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
27' 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.
32' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 453 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunki Higashi made 346 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Solomon Sakuragawa comes on to replace Thiago Andrade.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' Ayumu Ohata has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
56' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Shuto Nakano on, Yotaro Nakajima off on 56 minutes.
61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Motohiko Nakajima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
63' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tsukasa Shiotani will be fuming at that decision.
63' The crowd applauds Shion Homma as he leaves the pitch. Satoki Uejo steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
68' Shinji Kagawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
72' Naoki Maeda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Akito Suzuki at the 72 minute mark.
77' Shunta Tanaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
78' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Hayato Okuda is withdrawn and Dion Cools gets his opportunity.
83' 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.
85' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Taishi Matsumoto is replaced by Motoki Ohara on 85 minute.
86' Goal! Dion Cools scores his 5 goal in 363 matches.
88' The whistle greets Motohiko Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Yumeki Yokoyama.
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
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

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 Kyōto 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.