A look at the J-League table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Read our Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Cerezo Osaka guide!
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (2) in J-League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at EDION Stadium as Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 23 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Sanfrecce Hiroshima has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at EDION Stadium. We remember; it was Yokohama.
Sanfrecce's last game was hosting Nagoya Grampus (placed 6th) and winning 3-1. Midfield player Mitsuta got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Mitsuta hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kyoto Sanga (0-1).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sanfrecce Hiroshima's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 13 league games, 10 have contained two goals or less.
A decent goal production from Sanfrecce in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are not conceding a lot of goals here at EDION Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
6-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cerezo Osaka in their J-League matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for Cerezo Osaka as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Kawasaki Frontale match.
Cerezo have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 270 minutes ago. Watanabe was the goal scorer.
Cerezo Osaka's previous game was their home loss versus Shonan Bellmare (0-2). Shindo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.65. The defender Shindo won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Vissel Kobe's place.The visiting Cerezo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been victorious in every one of the 5 most recent duels versus this side. Can they do it again?Cerezo Osaka - Sanfrecce 0-1 was the scoreline in these sides' latest H2H game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. de Sousa Pereira 10 goals |  D. da Silva Vieira 8 goals |  P. Soteriou 4 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 36 | 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 38 |
| 27 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 66% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 66% |
| 41% | 47% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 14% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 3% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 48% | 60% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 48% |
| 31% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 28% |
| 28% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 21% | 28% |
| 6.4 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 21% | 24% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 31% |
| 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (2) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 23 |
