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

Sat 12th Sep, 11:00 BST, Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka go head to head at the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima on Saturday morning, with both Bartosch Gaul and Pablo Javier Machín Díez aiming for victory in the J-League. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.


In-Play
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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hiroshima
50%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cerezo
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
11%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
9%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
9%
--
Cerezo 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Cerezo 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
5%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
--
Cerezo 2-0
4%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
3%
--
Cerezo 3-1
2%
--
Hiroshima 4-1
2%
--
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Hiroshima win to nil
28%
--
Cerezo win to nil
13%
--
Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Hiroshima
Cerezo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Mar 10
Sep 19
Apr 9
l
 
3-0A
2
JEF United000000 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 29
Oct 25
Dec 19
3
Kashima000000 
Dec 13
-
Apr 17
Oct 31
4
Cerezo000000 
Sep 12
Mar 6
-
-
5
Kashiwa000000 
May 22
Nov 28
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
6
Fagiano000000 
Feb 13
Sep 6
w
 
2-1A
Apr 24
7
Kawasaki000000 
d
 
1-1F
Jun 6
Oct 17
May 22
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
Mar 20
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 13
Nov 8
9
Machida000000 
Apr 24
Nov 8
Dec 12
Jun 6
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Oct 17
May 15
Mar 20
Nov 28
11
Nagoya000000 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 19
May 9
Oct 21
12
Mito000000 
May 29
Oct 31
Dec 5
Mar 10
13
Tokyo000000 
Apr 16
Nov 25
Nov 21
Mar 13
14
Hiroshima000000 
-
-
Mar 6
Sep 12
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
Feb 20
Oct 11
Sep 6
May 3
16
Shimizu000000 
Oct 24
Feb 27
w
 
1-0F
May 15
17
Urawa Reds000000 
May 3
w
 
1-4F
May 29
Nov 25
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
May 9
Oct 21
Apr 29
Sep 19
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
Dec 6
Apr 3
Feb 20
l
 
1-0A
20
Yokohama FM000000 
Nov 21
Apr 10
Oct 10
Feb 27
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
3
Cerezo have lost 3 consecutive away league games
Hiroshima 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Cerezo 2ND
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
HIR
3
D
2
CER
3
League games at Cerezo since 2018
Cerezo
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
3
11
Games: Scored
3 / 8
8 / 8
Clean sheets
0 / 8
5 / 8
HIR
6
D
2
Goal Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's defensive record is to be admired, B. Gaul's men having conceded 1 or less in 11 consecutive J-League outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Cerezo Osaka makes sense in this context.

Hiroshima 7th Cerezo 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Hiroshima will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Hiroshima have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Cerezo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Hiroshima
PG (predicted goals)
Cerezo
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
37%
better
HIR
CER
view stats
Games scored4
3
Failed to score1
2
Scored first4
2
Goals scored11
5
Avg. goals scored2.2
1
Avg. shots per game14
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for2.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
48%
better
HIR
CER
view stats
Games conceded2
3
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first0
3
Goals conceded2
5
Avg. goals conceded0.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded17
10
Conversion rate against6%
10%
Avg. XG against0.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+48%

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

Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5412
I OuchiA SuzukiY NakajimaY Nakajima
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Ouchi GLK5
-
N Arai DEF5
-
S Nakano DEF51
-
H Araki  DEF5
-
S Sasaki DEF5
1
-
T Kawamura MID51
-
Y Nakajima MID51
2
-
S Higashi MID51
-
T Matsumoto MID51
1
-
H Kawabe MID51
1
-
S Haller  FWD521
-
M Kato FWD521
1
-
A Suzuki FWD54
1
-
T Shiotani DEF311
1
-
T Yamasaki DEF3
-
S. Kobayashi MID2
-
S Ayukawa  FWD21
-
T Shichi DEF1
-
S Koshimichi MID1
-
N Maeda FWD1
-
Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5311
K NakamuraS SakuragawaS Kagawa A Ohata
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Nakamura GLK5
-
D Cools DEF5
-
R Inoue DEF5
-
A Ohata DEF5
1
-
S Hatanaka DEF5
1
-
S Kagawa  MID51
-
Y. Yokoyama MID51
-
S Tanaka MID5
-
T Andrade FWD51
-
S Sakuragawa FWD53
1
-
T Nakamura DEF4
-
J Irvine MID41
1
-
P Sabbag FWD4
-
Y Komi MID3
-
K Okazawa MID31
-
L Fernandes MID3
1
-
K Noborizato DEF2
-
H Okuda DEF21
-
S Uejo MID1
-