Cerezo OsakaAttacking momentumSanfrecce Hiroshima
Preview
- On 2026-02-22 at 06:00 GMT, Cerezo Osaka take on Sanfrecce Hiroshima in week 3 of J1 League (2026).
- With the data available to us, A. Papastamatis and Bartosch Gaul have not met as managers before.
- In the table Cerezo Osaka are 4th (4 pts) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 1st with 5 pts.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Cerezo Osaka or Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Cerezo Osaka should be met by Sanfrecce Hiroshima's expected 3-4-2-1.
- The previous match saw Dion Cools lead Cerezo Osaka with a 8 TheyScored rating, and T. Shiotani top-rating for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 7.7.
- Cerezo Osaka secured a win (2-0 vs Avispa Fukuoka), while Sanfrecce Hiroshima had to settle for a draw (2-2 vs Seoul).
- Cerezo Osaka's form is 1-1-3 recently, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima are on a roll with 2-2-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima hold the upper hand H2H: of 37 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 12 times and shared 7 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (0-1-0 vs 1-0-0) and scoring roughly 0.00-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Events
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 55' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 59' | |||
| 64' | |||
| 64' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 76' | |||
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| 79' | M. Nakajima | ||
| 82' | |||
| 82' | |||
| 90+5' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 90+7' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 90+10' | S. Kagawa | ||
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Cerezo Osaka is going head to head with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 22/2/2026 06:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cerezo Osaka v Sanfrecce Hiroshima H2H statistics!