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Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 1-1 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 28Kick-off on August 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka

Cerezo Osaka
1-1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Cerezo Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima drew 1-1 on August 31, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 35′Lucas FernandesCerezo Osaka (pen.)
  • 72′K. KinoshitaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cerezo Osaka

4-2-3-1
  1. 13M. Nakajima
  1. 11Thiago Andrade
  2. 48M. Shibayama
  3. 77Lucas Fernandes
  1. 35K. Yoshino
  2. 8S. Kagawa
  1. 66A. Ohata
  2. 44S. Hatanaka
  3. 31R. Inoue
  4. 27Dion-Johan Cools
  1. 1K. Fukui

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 9R. Germain
  1. 35Y. Nakajima
  2. 41N. Maeda
  1. 24S. Higashi
  2. 6H. Kawabe
  3. 14S. Tanaka
  4. 15S. Nakano
  1. 37Kim Ju-Sung
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 33T. Shiotani
  1. 1K. Osako
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cerezo Osaka have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 10, 2 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cerezo Osaka
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2025Vissel Kobe(home)1-1J1 League
Aug 16, 2025Machida Zelvia(away)0-3J1 League
Aug 11, 2025Albirex Niigata(home)3-1J1 League
Aug 6, 2025FC Tokyo(away)1-2Emperor Cup
Jul 19, 2025Shonan Bellmare(away)3-3J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2025Nagoya Grampus(away)4-2Emperor Cup
Aug 23, 2025Tokyo Verdy(away)3-0J1 League
Aug 20, 2025Vissel Kobe(home)0-1J1 League
Aug 16, 2025Gamba Osaka(home)1-0J1 League
Aug 10, 2025Shimizu S-pulse(home)0-0J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cerezo Osaka wins, 2 draws, 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
Aug 11, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
May 26, 2024Cerezo Osaka 1-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Oct 21, 2023Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-0 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
Apr 29, 2023Cerezo Osaka 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Oct 22, 2022Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ-League Cup

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka on Apr 6, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Cerezo Osaka score 1.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 2.0 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cerezo Osaka1.91.448/1510/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima2.00.776/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cerezo Osaka sit 13th in J1 League (14 points from 13 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 3rd (30 points from 14 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sanfrecce Hiroshima14932321030
13Cerezo Osaka13355132314

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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