This is shaping out to be an appealing match as Cerezo Osaka have their expected home advantage, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead them by 3 points in the J-League table.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (5-0-1) in J-League
This could be an interesting game with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the J-League.
The Cerezo regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Kashiwa Reysol and win 1-0. The striker Maikuma was named "man of the match" for Cerezo Osaka with a rating of 7.83/10. Maikuma scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the previous game, an unexpected home defeat against Kyoto Sanga in the Nabisco Cup.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cerezo Osaka as they are travelling to their away game against Gamba Osaka in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Cerezo Osaka in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Cerezo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Sanfrecce Hiroshima playing as the away team in the J-League this season. Having won their last three away games Sanfrecce Hiroshima has no reason to fear anyone.
Home advantage was not enough for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous game as they lost hosting Tokyo, 1-2. Before that loss this team had gained at least a draw from six league matches in a row. The attacker Mitsuta got a match rating of 8.01 in that game. Mitsuta hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 41 successful passes (of 51 total).
A home victory as expected against Vissel Kobe preceding that, in the Nabisco Cup.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won all of the 4 most recent duels against this side. Can they do it again?Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva Vieira 4 goals |  H. Okuno 3 goals | L. de Sousa Pereira 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 22% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 46% | 60% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 10.7 | 10.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
- All of Sanfrecce Hiroshima's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have not yet lost a game away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (5-0-1) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 3 |
