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Cerezo Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 31st Aug, 11:00 BST, KINCHO Stadium, Osaka

Michael Skibbe is aiming for a crucial away win in the J-League on Sunday morning, as he takes his Sanfrecce Hiroshima side to the KINCHO Stadium to visit Cerezo Osaka and Arthur Thomas Papastamatis. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is published below. Switch between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for every one.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Cerezo
35%
--
Draw
28%
--
Hiroshima
37%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
12%
--
Cerezo 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
8%
--
Cerezo 2-1
7%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
7%
--
Cerezo 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
3%
--
Cerezo 3-1
3%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
3%
--
Cerezo 3-0
2%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
2%
--
Cerezo 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
57%
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Cerezo win to nil
21%
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Hiroshima win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Cerezo have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Cerezo have conceded 15 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cerezo have played 13 games at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Hiroshima lay in 6th place on 46 points in the J-League league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hiroshima have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Hiroshima have played 13 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cerezo
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Machida2715481649 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
2
Vissel Kobe2715481049 
Aug 23
w
 
1-3A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
3
Kyoto Sanga2614661348 
Sep 27
w
 
2-3A
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
4
Kashima2615381348 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 23
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
5
Kashiwa2613851147 
Sep 20
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
6
Hiroshima2714491146 
Aug 31
l
 
2-1F
-
-
7
Urawa Reds2612861044 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
8
Kawasaki261097939 
Oct 25
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
9
Cerezo261079337 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
10
Fagiano2610610236 
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
11
Avispa26998136 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
w
 
2-1F
Sep 27
12
Gamba Osaka2710413-834 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-5F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
13
Shimizu268711-531 
w
 
4-2A
Nov 8
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
14
Tokyo Verdy268711-931 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Aug 23
15
Tokyo268612-830 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
w
 
0-3F
16
Nagoya267712-728 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 4
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
17
Shonan266713-1925 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
3-3F
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
18
Yokohama FM266614-824 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
19
Yokohama266416-1622 
Dec 6
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
20
Albirex264814-1920 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
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Win / draw / win form
Cerezo 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cerezo3 - 1Albirex
Cerezo0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Cerezo2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Cerezo4 - 2Shimizu
Cerezo2 - 0Avispa
Cerezo1 - 0Yokohama FM
Cerezo1 - 2Machida
Cerezo1 - 1Tokyo
Cerezo1 - 0Kashima
Cerezo2 - 1Fagiano
Cerezo1 - 1Urawa Reds
Cerezo1 - 1Nagoya
Cerezo1 - 2Shonan
Cerezo0 - 2Kashima
Cerezo1 - 0Avispa
Cerezo1 - 2Jubilo Iwata
Cerezo1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Cerezo0 - 0Kashiwa
Cerezo3 - 5Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo0 - 0Machida
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACerezo0 - 3Machida
HCerezo3 - 1Albirex
ACerezo3 - 3Shonan
HCerezo0 - 1Gamba Osaka
HCerezo2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
ACerezo2 - 2Tokyo
HCerezo4 - 2Shimizu
ACerezo0 - 0Urawa Reds
HCerezo2 - 0Avispa
ACerezo0 - 2Kawasaki
HCerezo1 - 0Yokohama FM
ACerezo3 - 1Vissel Kobe
ACerezo3 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HCerezo1 - 2Machida
ACerezo0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
HCerezo1 - 1Tokyo
HCerezo1 - 0Kashima
ACerezo1 - 2Hiroshima
HCerezo2 - 1Fagiano
HCerezo1 - 1Urawa Reds
Hiroshima 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Albirex0 - 2Hiroshima
Fagiano0 - 1Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Hiroshima
Yokohama0 - 4Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo0 - 3Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
Shonan0 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka3 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Shonan2 - 1Hiroshima
Jubilo Iwata1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashima2 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya1 - 2Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHiroshima0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HHiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima0 - 0Shimizu
AHiroshima2 - 0Albirex
AHiroshima1 - 0Fagiano
AHiroshima0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
AHiroshima4 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Kashima
HHiroshima1 - 2Kawasaki
AHiroshima3 - 0Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AHiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
AHiroshima1 - 0Shonan
HHiroshima2 - 1Avispa
HHiroshima0 - 1Albirex
AHiroshima0 - 1Urawa Reds
AHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Hiroshima have not lost to Cerezo in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cerezo since 2018
Cerezo
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
2
10
Games: Scored
2 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
5 / 7
D
1
HIR
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cerezo
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Hiroshima
0 - 3Hiroshima
1 - 2Hiroshima
0 - 1Hiroshima
0 - 1Hiroshima
0 - 1Hiroshima
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
CER
3
D
2
HIR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima2 - 1
Hiroshima2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Hiroshima2 - 1
0 - 1Cerezo
1 - 2Cerezo
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Cerezo
Goal Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's defensive record is very strong, Michael Skibbe's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive J-League games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Cerezo Osaka makes sense in this context.

Cerezo 9th Hiroshima 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Cerezo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
Cerezo
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
10%
better
CER
HIR
view stats
Games scored19
19
Failed to score5
5
Scored first13
12
Goals scored37
29
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
CER
HIR
26%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
15
Clean sheets4
9
Conceded first10
12
Goals conceded33
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1
KickOff rating
+26%

Cerezo v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2311154
L FernandesR RatãoL FernandesR Ratão
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Fernandes MID26515
2
-
R Ratão FWD26113
4
-
R Nishio DEF241
1
-
H Okuda DEF24
1
-
M Nakajima FWD2452
-
S Hatanaka DEF22
-
S Kagawa  MID2213
3
-
T Andrade FWD2241
3
-
H Kida MID201
1
-
K Fukui GLK19
2
-
M Shibayama MID192
-
S Tanaka MID182
2
-
R Sakata FWD171
-
N. Takahashi Cendagorta DEF151
1
-
R Shindo DEF142
2
-
K Noborizato DEF13
1
-
V Bueno MID10
-
S Uejo MID91
-
J Kim GLK8
-
S Homma MID81
-
K. Furuyama FWD51
1
-
D Cools DEF4
-
K Yoshino MID3
-
R Inoue DEF2
-
T Nakamura DEF2
-
A Ohata DEF1
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27464
K OsakoR GermainS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK27
-
H Araki  DEF2732
-
S Sasaki DEF27
3
1
S Higashi MID273
2
-
H Kawabe MID2721
3
-
R Germain FWD2742
2
-
S Nakano DEF26
3
-
S. Nakamura FWD2646
1
-
T Shiotani DEF2521
2
-
M Kato FWD2521
1
-
N Maeda FWD211
2
-
N Arai DEF1932
-
S Tanaka MID18
-
D Suga MID171
2
-
S Koshimichi MID161
-
V Germain FWD1411
-
Y Nakajima MID11
1
-
K Kinoshita FWD931
1
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
T Yamasaki DEF2
-
M Júnior MID2
-
K Ju-Sung DEF1
-
Y Chajima MID1
-
A. Inoue FWD1
-
S. Kobayashi FWD1
-