GolVolt — Cerezo Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka without a win in 8 matches

DLDDLDDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 draws and 3 defeats. Last win: 2 September, 2:0 against Kashiwa Reysol.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Defence

Cerezo Osaka concede 2.2 goals per match

Cerezo Osaka2.2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 12 September: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka 6:1

DDWWDW

Shun Ayukawa: 3 goals. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are unbeaten in the last 9 meetings.

Attack

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 2.4 goals per match

Cerezo Osaka1.2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cerezo Osaka score 1.2.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka have scored in 4 matches in a row

LDDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka · forward

2goals 2assists 6.98avg rating

Last match, Kashima Antlers: 1 assist, rating 7.4.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Cerezo Osaka at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Cerezo Osaka

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

33 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 12 Sep 2026 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6:1 Cerezo Osaka Suzuki 10' (k), 45+3' · Ayukawa 18', 57', 80' (k) · Nakano 55' · Uejo 90+1'

0wins

2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

3wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1, last: Kashima Antlers) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Mito Hollyhock).

KNNakamura RIInoue TTTakahashi DCCools AOOhata SKKagawa STTanaka HOOkuda YKKomi LFFernandes PSSabbag KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi SAAyukawa

Cerezo OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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