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

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on April 6, 2025 at 06:00 AM (UTC)Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2-1
Cerezo Osaka

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What was the result of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 2-1 on April 6, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 15′Lucas FernandesCerezo Osaka
  • 18′N. AraiSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 86′H. ArakiSanfrecce Hiroshima

Official lineup for Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 9R. Germain
  1. 98V. Germain
  2. 41N. Maeda
  1. 18D. Suga
  2. 14S. Tanaka
  3. 6H. Kawabe
  4. 13N. Arai
  1. 19S. Sasaki
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 15S. Nakano
  1. 1K. Osako

Cerezo Osaka

4-3-3
  1. 11Thiago Andrade
  2. 9Rafael Ratão
  3. 77Lucas Fernandes
  1. 13M. Nakajima
  2. 10S. Tanaka
  3. 38S. Kitano
  1. 6K. Noborizato
  2. 33R. Nishio
  3. 3R. Shindo
  4. 16H. Okuda
  1. 21Kim Jin-Hyeon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Cerezo Osaka have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 2, 2025Kashima(home)1-0J1 League
Mar 29, 2025Kyoto Sanga(away)0-1J1 League
Mar 16, 2025Kashiwa Reysol(home)1-1J1 League
Mar 12, 2025Home United(away)1-1AFC Champions League Two
Mar 5, 2025Home United(home)0-3AFC Champions League Two
Cerezo Osaka
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 2, 2025Fagiano Okayama(home)2-1J1 League
Mar 28, 2025Urawa(home)1-1J1 League
Mar 20, 2025Kamatamare Sanuki(away)5-1J-League Cup
Mar 15, 2025Yokohama FC(away)0-2J1 League
Mar 8, 2025Nagoya Grampus(home)1-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
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
Sep 7, 2022Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Sanfrecce HiroshimaEmperor Cup

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka on Aug 11, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cerezo Osaka score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1.60.967/156/15
Cerezo Osaka1.51.5210/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 2nd in J1 League (29 points from 13 matches) and Cerezo Osaka sit 12th (14 points from 13 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Sanfrecce Hiroshima13922321029
12Cerezo 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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