Here's what we know about the Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Cerezo Osaka match:

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 06.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (50000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Sanfrecce Hiroshima have their presumed home advantage while Cerezo Osaka are ahead 2 points in the J-League table.

It's no vacation for neither Sanfrecce Hiroshima nor Cerezo Osaka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sanfrecce Hiroshima have to build on here at EDION Stadium.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew their last game, also a home match. Cerezo Osaka was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a Emperor Cup home game versus Okinawa SV which ended with a victory 4-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 3 Lost 3.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 8 goals here in 9 matches, not a lot. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are not conceding a lot of goals here at EDION Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cerezo Osaka playing as the away team this season.

Cerezo Osaka are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Shonan Bellmare.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Cerezo Osaka in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games, an average of less than one per game. Cerezo Osaka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Cerezo Osaka 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 4, Cerezo Osaka won 4 and 2 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 9 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Y. Kashiwa
5 goals / 2 assists
Douglas Vieira
4 goals / 1 assists
K. Mizunuma
4 goals / 1 assists

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cerezo Osaka
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
17 9 2 Played 3 10 18
7 3 0 Won 1 4 8
4 3 0 Drew 0 2 3
6 3 2 Lost 2 4 7
21 8 0 Scored 2 9 17
13 5 2 Conceded 3 8 12
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 94%
47% 44% 0% Over 1.5 67% 70% 56%
29% 11% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 11%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 22% 0% BTTS 0% 20% 17%
41% 44% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 40% 50%
35% 44% 100% Failed To Score 67% 40% 39%
 
4.1 5.2 7 Corners For (avg) 2.7 3.7 4.6
3.6 3.8 3 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.6 4.8
0.9 0.9 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 0.8 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
All Emperor Cup AFC Champions League Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
18-06-19 ACL Kashima Antlers 1 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
25-06-19 ACL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 - 2 Kashima Antlers
30-06-19 JL Kashima Antlers 2 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
03-07-19 EC Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 - 0 Okinawa SV
06-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka
13-07-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20-07-19 JL Matsumoto Yamaga 09:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
31-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10:00 Kawasaki Frontale
03-08-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10:00 Consadole Sapporo
10-08-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cerezo Osaka
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup AFC Champions League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
19-06-19 NC Tokyo 1 - 0 Cerezo Osaka
22-06-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 2 - 0 Júbilo Iwata
26-06-19 NC Cerezo Osaka 1 - 1 Tokyo
30-06-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 0 - 2 Cerezo Osaka
06-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka
10-07-19 EC Cerezo Osaka 10:00 Arterivo Wakayama
13-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 10:00 Nagoya Grampus
20-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 10:00 Vegalta Sendai
03-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Cerezo Osaka
11-08-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 09:00 Sagan Tosu

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 17 11 3 3 25 12 10 9 0 1 20 6 7 2 3 2 5 6 13 36
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 18 10 3 5 30 24 9 6 3 0 17 6 9 4 0 5 13 18 6 33
3 Kawasaki Frontale 16 8 7 1 25 11 9 2 6 1 10 7 7 6 1 0 15 4 14 31
4 Kashima Antlers 17 9 4 4 28 15 9 7 1 1 19 5 8 2 3 3 9 10 13 31
5 Oita Trinita 18 8 5 5 21 15 9 4 2 3 10 5 9 4 3 2 11 10 6 29
6 Cerezo Osaka 18 8 3 7 17 12 8 4 1 3 8 4 10 4 2 4 9 8 5 27
7 Consadole Sapporo 17 8 3 6 23 21 8 5 1 2 16 9 9 3 2 4 7 12 2 27
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 7 4 6 21 13 9 3 3 3 8 5 8 4 1 3 13 8 8 25
9 Nagoya Grampus 17 7 4 6 27 20 7 5 0 2 11 3 10 2 4 4 16 17 7 25
10 Urawa Reds 17 7 3 7 14 21 9 3 1 5 7 15 8 4 2 2 7 6 -7 24
11 Vegalta Sendai 18 7 1 10 22 26 9 6 1 2 15 9 9 1 0 8 7 17 -4 22
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 6 4 8 26 39 8 4 0 4 13 19 10 2 4 4 13 20 -13 22
13 Vissel Kobe 18 6 3 9 29 31 8 3 2 3 16 14 10 3 1 6 13 17 -2 21
14 Gamba Osaka 17 5 5 7 21 24 9 2 3 4 11 13 8 3 2 3 10 11 -3 20
15 Shonan Bellmare 17 5 2 10 18 26 9 2 2 5 9 13 8 3 0 5 9 13 -8 17
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 17 4 4 9 9 22 9 2 2 5 5 11 8 2 2 4 4 11 -13 16
17 Sagan Tosu 17 5 1 11 12 25 8 4 0 4 9 11 9 1 1 7 3 14 -13 16
18 Júbilo Iwata 18 3 5 10 12 23 9 1 4 4 9 12 9 2 1 6 3 11 -11 14

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