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Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 1-2 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 15Kick-off on May 23, 2021 at 06:00 AM (UTC)Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka

Cerezo Osaka
1-2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 1-2 on May 23, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 47′H. OkunoCerezo Osaka
  • 50′Júnior SantosSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 59′Y. AsanoSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cerezo Osaka

4-2-3-1
  1. 29M. Kato
  1. 13T. Takagi
  2. 17T. Sakamoto
  3. 5N. Fujita
  1. 25H. Okuno
  2. 10H. Kiyotake
  1. 16N. Arai
  2. 2R. Matsuda
  3. 6Tiago Pagnussat
  4. 43Dankler
  1. 21Kim Jin-Hyeon

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4-4-2
  1. 37Júnior Santos
  2. 15T. Fujii
  1. 29Y. Asano
  2. 10T. Morishima
  3. 8H. Kawabe
  4. 18Y. Kashiwa
  1. 6T. Aoyama
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 2Y. Nogami
  4. 19S. Sasaki
  1. 38K. Osako
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cerezo Osaka have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 3, 4 and 8.

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

Cerezo Osaka
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 15, 2021Vissel Kobe(away)1-1J1 League
May 8, 2021Nagoya Grampus(away)0-1J1 League
May 2, 2021Gamba Osaka(home)1-1J1 League
Apr 18, 2021Urawa(home)1-0J1 League
Apr 14, 2021Tokushima Vortis(home)1-2J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 19, 2021Vegalta Sendai(away)0-3J-League Cup
May 15, 2021Tokushima Vortis(home)0-1J1 League
May 12, 2021Gamba Osaka(away)2-1J1 League
May 8, 2021Sagan Tosu(away)0-0J1 League
May 5, 2021Yokohama F. Marinos(home)1-1J-League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Cerezo Osaka wins, 1 draw, 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 21, 2020Cerezo Osaka 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Jul 18, 2020Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-2 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
Jul 6, 2019Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-1 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
Mar 9, 2019Cerezo Osaka 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Aug 25, 2018Cerezo Osaka 0-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
May 20, 2018Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-2 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Nov 21, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Cerezo Osaka score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 0.7 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cerezo Osaka1.31.158/156/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.71.435/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cerezo Osaka sit 13th in J1 League (13 points from 11 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 2nd (26 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima12822291026
13Cerezo Osaka11344101713

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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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