This could be an action-packed match as Sanfrecce Hiroshima have their expected home advantage, while Cerezo Osaka are in front by 2 points in the J-League table.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
The home club members saw a 1-1 draw vs Consadole Sapporo in the Nabisco Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sanfrecce Hiroshima handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sanfrecce as they have a new game in only four days, a Emperor Cup match thankfully also at home. Yokohama are visiting.
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 6 goals.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Playing away, Cerezo Osaka have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the J-League this season.
The Cerezo goalkeeper Jin-Hyeon Kim is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 237 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Cerezo Osaka, whose coach Kogiku could celebrate last time after the Nabisco Cup win against Shonan Bellmare.
We have checked recent matches where Cerezo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 6 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
After this away game Cerezo Osaka return home for a Emperor Cup game against Vegalta Sendai. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Cerezo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. Cerezo Osaka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these teams: Sanfrecce Hiroshima won five, Cerezo Osaka triumphed in four and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mitsuta 4 goals | T. Morishima 4 goals | Y. Kashiwa 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 87% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 69% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 47% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 20% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 31% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 12.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 25% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 39% | 32% |
| 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
