Sanfrecce HiroshimaAttacking momentumCerezo Osaka
Preview
- Week 12 of the 2026 J1 League sees Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka collide on 2026-04-25 at 08:00 GMT.
- Recent managerial H2H between Bartosch Gaul and A. Papastamatis over 1 match, record stands at 1-0, with no draws.
- In the table Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (16 pts) and Cerezo Osaka sit 5th with 17 pts.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- We expect Sanfrecce Hiroshima to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Cerezo Osaka are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima came off a win (2-0 vs V-Varen Nagasaki) and Cerezo Osaka also triumphed (3-0 vs Kyoto Sanga).
- Struggling form all round: Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 1-1-3 and Cerezo Osaka are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have clearly got the edge H2H: in 38 meetings, they've beaten Cerezo Osaka 19 times, with 7 draws and only 12 losses.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 2-2-2 home form and Cerezo Osaka's 3-0-2 away record.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cerezo Osaka
Events
| 12' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 53' | A. Ohata | ||
| 56' | |||
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| 63' | T. Shiotani | ||
| 63' | |||
| 72' | |||
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| 78' | |||
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| 85' | |||
| 86' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 88' | |||
| 90+1' | Penalty confirmed | ||
| 90+3' | 2 - 1 | ||
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima is going head to head with Cerezo Osaka on 25/4/2026 07:00 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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka H2H statistics!