Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka regulars look forward to J-League bout at EDION Stadium

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 22.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (36906 seats)

Who will claim the win when Cerezo Osaka go to play Sanfrecce Hiroshima? In this preview you'll find all the relevant news and numbers necessary to get smart.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

The total J-League statistics at home this season for Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kashiwa Reysol away with the result 3-0. Douglas Vieira (3) found the net in that victory. Douglas Vieira was absolutely essential when Sanfrecce beat Kashiwa Reysol 3-0, scoring three goals. Attacking player Douglas Vieira edged out all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 9.3 out of 10. Vieira scored three goals.

Ahead of that match, Sanfrecce lost 1-3 at home to Yokohama F. Marinos.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sanfrecce Hiroshima as they are travelling to their away game against Consadole Sapporo in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.

The Sanfrecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. On the other hand, Sanfrecce have conceded 16 goals.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

Cerezo Osaka have only collected 13 points from their away games in the J-League, after 3-4-7 (14 played).

Cerezo aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 182 league minutes without a goal. Y. Okubo was the last player to find the net.

Two away games in a row for Cerezo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Urawa Reds in the J-League. Defender Ayumu Seko was the best team player with a rating of 7.05. Seko won 1 of 2 duels.

The game before that, in the AFC Champions League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Pohang Steelers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kashima Antlers in just four days.

The visiting Cerezo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 14 games. Cerezo have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other before this campaign: Cerezo Osaka - Sanfrecce 1-2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima-Cerezo Osaka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sanfrecce five wins, Cerezo Osaka four wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SanfrecceJ. dos Santos Junior
J. dos Santos Junior
7 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals
Cerezo OsakaY. Ōkubo
Y. Ōkubo
6 goals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 4 14 29
9 4 2 Won W 1 3 9
12 6 0 Drew D 0 4 9
8 5 1 Lost L 3 7 11
35 16 4 Scored S 6 18 38
30 16 3 Conceded C 6 19 39
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
66% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 69%
41% 33% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 45%
17% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 28%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 29% 21%
55% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 55%
24% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 21% 28%
31% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 24%
 
5.1 5.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.6 5
4.1 3.9 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5 4.7
0.6 0.6 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.6 0.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 12.3 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.9 11
4.1 4.5 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.3
29% 24% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 31% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 28 21 6 1 61 18 13 11 2 0 27 10 15 10 4 1 34 8 43 69
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 29 16 5 8 33 22 15 9 2 4 17 11 14 7 3 4 16 11 11 53
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 29 15 5 9 49 29 14 8 3 3 28 16 15 7 2 6 21 13 20 50
8 Tokyo 29 13 6 10 40 36 13 7 1 5 23 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 45
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 9 12 8 35 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 39
11 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
12 Cerezo Osaka 29 9 9 11 38 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 14 3 4 7 18 19 -1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 28 21 6 1 61 18 13 11 2 0 27 10 15 10 4 1 34 8 43 69
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 29 16 5 8 33 22 15 9 2 4 17 11 14 7 3 4 16 11 11 53
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 29 15 5 9 49 29 14 8 3 3 28 16 15 7 2 6 21 13 20 50
8 Tokyo 29 13 6 10 40 36 13 7 1 5 23 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 45
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 9 12 8 35 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 39
11 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
12 Cerezo Osaka 29 9 9 11 38 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 14 3 4 7 18 19 -1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

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