J1 League · Regular Season - 12 April 25, 2026 09:00 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

#3 · 26 pts

2 – 1

Final score

Cerezo Osaka

#12 · 14 pts

D. Cools 86' (og)

K. Kinoshita 90'+3 (pen.)

12' Thiago Andrade

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Sanfrecce Hiroshima a 44% win probability (draw 28%, Cerezo Osaka 26%). The final result was Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka. In 2 previous meetings, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 2 times, with 0 draws and 0 wins for Cerezo Osaka.

Match statistics

10

Total shots

9

6

Shots on target

5

4

Saves

5

59%

Possession

41%

11

Corners

5

13

Tackles

17

1

🟨 Yellow cards

1

Match Events

12'

Thiago Andrade⚽

46'

S. Sakuragawa / Thiago Andrade ↕

53'

A. Ohata

↕ Y. Nakajima / S. Nakano

56'

↕ T. Arslan / K. Kinoshita

56'

T. Shiotani

63'

63'

S. Uejo / S. Homma ↕

↕ M. Kato / R. Germain

72'

↕ A. Suzuki / N. Maeda

72'

78'

S. Kagawa / M. Shibayama ↕

78'

D. Cools / H. Okuda ↕

↕ T. Matsumoto / M. Ohara

85'

⚽D. Cools (og)

86'

88'

Y. Yokoyama / M. Nakajima ↕

⚽K. Kinoshita (pen.)

90'+3

Pre-match prediction

44.36%

Sanfrecce ←

28.76%

X

26.87%

Cerezo

we assigned to the actual result (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 44.36% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Sanfrecce

1.53

—

—

Cerezo

1.07

—

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Machida Zelvia	12	27
2	FC Tokyo	12	27
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	26
4	Kashiwa Reysol	12	25
5	Vissel Kobe	12	23
6	Kawasaki Frontale	12	22
7	Urawa	12	21
8	Kashima	12	20
9	Yokohama F. Marinos	12	18
10	Fagiano Okayama	12	16
11	Nagoya Grampus	12	14
12	Cerezo Osaka	12	14
13	Shimizu S-pulse	12	14
14	V-varen Nagasaki	12	12
15	Gamba Osaka	12	11
16	Kyoto Sanga	12	10
17	Mito Hollyhock	12	9
18	Tokyo Verdy	12	8
19	Avispa Fukuoka	12	7
20	JEF United Chiba	12	7

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-4-2-1

1

G 7.30

19 S. Sasaki D 6.60

4 H. Araki D 7.30

33 T. Shiotani D 6.60

24 S. Higashi M 6.60

14 T. Matsumoto 85' M 6.90

35 Y. Nakajima 56' M 6.90

13 N. Arai M 7.20

30

T. Arslan 56' F 7.20

11

72' F 6.30

10 A. Suzuki 72' F 5.90

Bench

17 K. Kinoshita 1 ⚽ 34' F 7.20

40 Motoki Ohara 16' M 6.90

41 N. Maeda 18' F 6.50

9 R. Germain 18' F 6.70

15 S. Nakano 34' D 7.70

3 Taichi Yamasaki D

Cerezo Osaka 4-2-3-1

23 Kosuke Nakamura G 8.20

66 A. Ohata D 6.30

44 S. Hatanaka D 6.60

4 R. Inoue D 6.30

16 H. Okuda 78' D 6.90

10 S. Tanaka M 6.90

18 N. Ishiwatari M 6.90

19 S. Homma 63' M 6.20

13 M. Nakajima 88' M 6.30

48 M. Shibayama 78' M 7.00

11 Thiago Andrade 1 ⚽ 45' F 7.70

Bench

27 Dion-Johan Cools 1 ⚽ 12' D 5.30

5 H. Kida M

8 S. Kagawa 12' M 6.20

9 S. Sakuragawa 45' F 6.70

7 S. Uejo 27' M 6.20

14 Yumeki Yokoyama 13' M 6.50

Best on the pitch

Kosuke Nakamura

G · Cerezo

8.20

· 20 pass

S. Nakano

D · Sanfrecce

7.70

1 shots · 25 pass

Thiago Andrade

F · Cerezo

7.70

1 ⚽

1 shots · 12 pass

G · Sanfrecce

7.30

· 33 pass

H. Araki

D · Sanfrecce

7.30

· 75 pass

K. Kinoshita

F · Sanfrecce

7.20

1 ⚽

4 shots · 10 pass

Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	90	7.30	—	—	—	33	20%	—	—	—
S. Sasaki	D	90	6.60	—	—	—	68	58%	2	—	—
H. Araki	D	90	7.30	—	—	—	75	66%	2	—	—
T. Shiotani	D	90	6.60	—	—	—	58	46%	1	1	—
S. Higashi	M	90	6.60	—	—	1	53	41%	—	—	—
T. Matsumoto	M	85	6.90	—	—	1	39	36%	1	—	—
Y. Nakajima	M	56	6.90	—	—	—	31	27%	3	—	—
N. Arai	M	90	7.20	—	—	—	50	33%	2	—	—
T. Arslan	F	56	7.20	—	—	2	19	19%	—	—	—
	F	72	6.30	—	—	—	34	30%	—	—	—
A. Suzuki	F	72	5.90	—	—	1	11	8%	—	—	—
K. Kinoshita	F	34	7.20	1	—	4	10	4%	—	—	—
Motoki Ohara	M	16	6.90	—	—	—	4	4%	—	—	—
N. Maeda	F	18	6.50	—	—	—	3	1%	—	—	—
R. Germain	F	18	6.70	—	—	—	6	4%	—	—	—
S. Nakano	D	34	7.70	—	—	1	25	17%	2	—	—

Cerezo Osaka — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
Kosuke Nakamura	G	90	8.20	—	—	—	20	14%	—	—	—
A. Ohata	D	90	6.30	—	—	—	21	12%	4	1	—
S. Hatanaka	D	90	6.60	—	—	—	43	28%	1	—	—
R. Inoue	D	90	6.30	—	—	—	35	30%	—	—	—
H. Okuda	D	78	6.90	—	—	1	43	37%	1	—	—
S. Tanaka	M	90	6.90	—	—	—	42	35%	1	—	—
N. Ishiwatari	M	90	6.90	—	—	—	49	41%	5	—	—
S. Homma	M	63	6.20	—	—	—	12	8%	1	—	—
M. Nakajima	M	88	6.30	—	—	1	23	12%	—	—	—
M. Shibayama	M	78	7.00	—	—	4	32	23%	—	—	—
Thiago Andrade	F	45	7.70	1	—	1	12	10%	1	—	—
Dion-Johan Cools	D	12	5.30	1	—	—	4	2%	—	—	—
S. Kagawa	M	12	6.20	—	—	—	10	9%	1	—	—
S. Sakuragawa	F	45	6.70	—	—	1	12	9%	2	—	—
S. Uejo	M	27	6.20	—	—	1	7	3%	—	—	—
Yumeki Yokoyama	M	13	6.50	—	—	—	2	1%	—	—	—