Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4th, 68 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Cerezo Osaka (10th, 52 pts). Cerezo Osaka ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Cerezo Osaka were scoring 1.58 and conceding 1.5, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1.21 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 1 draw and 4 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at KINCHO Stadium (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cerezo Osaka led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Cerezo Osaka: Lucas Fernandes (35') · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Kosuke Kinoshita (72')
Key stats
Possession: Cerezo Osaka 50% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 50% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 8-6