Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be looking for another win after a 1-0 J1 League triumph versus Kashima Antlers.

In that game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 38% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Naoki Maeda (22'). For their opponents, Kashima Antlers got 15 shots at goal with 1 on target.

Under three goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 meetings where Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been involved. Regarding the goal split during that period, opposition teams scored a total of 3 while Sanfrecce Hiroshima got themselves 5.

Analysis of their past results shows that Sanfrecce Hiroshima:

• have not lost a league tie with Cerezo Osaka in their previous 6 games.
• are undefeated in their last 5 league matches at home.

Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka will go into this game following a 2-1 J1 League win over Fagiano Okayama in their previous match.

In that game, Cerezo Osaka managed 48% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Cerezo Osaka, the goals were scored by Thiago Andrade (3') and Rafael Ratão (45'). Fagiano Okayama got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ryunosuke Sato (44') scored for Fagiano Okayama.

The numbers tell their own story, and Cerezo Osaka have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. In defence, Cerezo Osaka seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Analysis of their past results shows that Cerezo Osaka:

• have not emerged victorious against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 27/08/2022 tells us that these encounters have not been fruitful for Cerezo Osaka. They have not been able to register any wins at all while Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67 per cent of those match-ups.

A combined total of 11 goals were produced between them in these games, with 9 of them from Sanfrecce and 2 netted by Sakura. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.

The last league clash between the two was J1 League match day 26 on 11/08/2024 and the score finished Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Cerezo Osaka.

In that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 48% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Tolgay Arslan (78', 85').

At the other end, Cerezo Osaka had 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Keigo Sendachi.

📰 Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Goro Kawanami (Hand injury) and Tolgay Arslan (Knee injury) won’t be able to feature for Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Michael Skibbe.

📰 Team News: Cerezo Osaka

Out of a mainly available squad, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Cerezo Osaka manager Arthur Papas to contend with. Yuichi Hirano (Meniscus injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that Sanfrecce Hiroshima will more than likely score more than once when they meet Cerezo Osaka, who will be up against it scoring.

We’re therefore anticipating a controlled 2-0 win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima when the full-time whistle blows.

Andre Moura, 12:11 04/04/2025