Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka, taking place on Saturday, 21 October 2023, at EDION Stadium Hiroshima in Hiroshima-shi.
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Recent FormSanfrecce Hiroshima will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their home outing against Nagoya Grampus. In that game they had 54% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Nagoya Grampus who had 5 attempts and 2 on target.
Manager Michael Skibbe will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
They have been performing well at EDION Stadium Hiroshima recently and are unbeaten in their last 6 home games.
Cerezo Osaka, Recent FormAny Cerezo Osaka pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-0 home defeat by Shonan Bellmare. Their share of possession in that meeting was 56%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target. Shonan Bellmare had 14 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Manager Akio Kogiku will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 5 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
This has been a difficult period for the team in terms of away form, with 3 defeats and just 2 victories in their last 6 matches away from home.
On an individual basis, Léo Ceará will be looking to cause Sanfrecce Hiroshima some problems having scored 3 goals in Cerezo Osaka's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Sanfrecce Hiroshima that came out on top with a 0-1 win.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league, Sakura have been unable to break through Sanfrecce's defence and find the back of the net. As away records go, Sakura have built up a decent scoring streak against Sanfrecce in the league, having scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 5 away meetings.
Sanfrecce has won the last 3 games they've played against Cerezo in the league.
Sanfrecce player Douglas Vieira will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Cerezo, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
Cerezo Osaka 1 - 2 Sanfrecce HiroshimaWith no real injury worries, Sanfrecce manager Michael Skibbe will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Cerezo manager Akio Kogiku has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Playing at home | Cerezo Osaka Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 60' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 44' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 0.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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