Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 🧑‍⚖️ Yuzo Sutani 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 · Cerezo Osaka 7

Referee Stats

Yuzo Sutani

12 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.08
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.08
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot their opponent (16-11).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 10

Avg: 1.60 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cerezo Osaka (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-3

Goals For / Against

13 / 11

Avg: 1.30 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80

PPG

1.70

1.60

1.30

1.00

1.10

33%

O2.5

44%

67%

BTTS

44%

33%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th

Cerezo Osaka rank7th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28

Cerezo Osaka points27

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #6 · 28 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cerezo Osaka: #7 · 27 pts · GD +7

6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 home

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals10-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cerezo Osaka last 5 away

W D D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home89%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet at home22%

Cerezo Osaka score away67%

Cerezo Osaka clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first67%

Cerezo Osaka score first56%

Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 67% · Cerezo Osaka 0%

Avg first goal minute: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28.3' · Cerezo Osaka 40.0'

Vs league average

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score at home1.60 vs 1.36

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede at home1.00 vs 1.26

Cerezo Osaka score away1.30 vs 1.26

Cerezo Osaka concede away1.10 vs 1.36

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 18% above league average, while Cerezo Osaka score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 20% below league average at home, and Cerezo Osaka are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 4

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

519

367

Passes Accurate

414

274

Passes %

80%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Thiago Andrade

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Thiago Andrade

1st substitution · For: S. Sakuragawa

53'

53' A. Ohata

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Y. Nakajima

1st substitution · For: S. Nakano

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ T. Arslan

2nd substitution · For: K. Kinoshita

63'

63' T. Shiotani

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Homma

2nd substitution · For: S. Uejo

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Kato

3rd substitution · For: R. Germain

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Suzuki

4th substitution · For: N. Maeda

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Shibayama

3rd substitution · For: S. Kagawa

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ H. Okuda

4th substitution · For: Dion-Johan Cools

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Matsumoto

5th substitution · For: M. Ohara

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Dion-Johan Cools

Own Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Nakajima

5th substitution · For: Y. Yokoyama

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Kinoshita

Penalty

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Cerezo Osaka 2-1 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yuzo Sutani. It was played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

First half: Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 12' when Thiago Andrade scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 46', with Thiago Andrade replacing S. Sakuragawa. A. Ohata received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 53'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 56', with Y. Nakajima replacing S. Nakano. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 56', with T. Arslan replacing K. Kinoshita. T. Shiotani received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 63'. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Homma replacing S. Uejo. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Kato replacing R. Germain. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 72', with A. Suzuki replacing N. Maeda. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Shibayama replacing S. Kagawa. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 78', with H. Okuda replacing Dion-Johan Cools. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 85', with T. Matsumoto replacing M. Ohara. Sanfrecce Hiroshima leveled the score at 86' when Dion-Johan Cools scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 88', with M. Nakajima replacing Y. Yokoyama. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 90+3' when K. Kinoshita scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions while Cerezo Osaka used 5 substitutions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 1 yellow card, while Cerezo Osaka got 1 yellow card.