Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka — J1 League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 20+ matches
Sanfrecce Hiroshima52%
Cerezo Osaka25%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 585,131 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima creates 50% more chances
Season form · 20 home / 21 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over58
- Under42
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes59
- No41
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home — creates 1.83, concedes 0.95 · 20 matches
Cerezo Osaka away — creates 1.47, concedes 1.81 · 21 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Sanfrecce Hiroshima attack 1.83 + Cerezo Osaka defence 1.81 → ÷2 → 1.82
Cerezo Osaka attack 1.47 + Sanfrecce Hiroshima defence 0.95 → ÷2 → 1.21
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 52%?"
Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 52% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 52% does not mean "Sanfrecce Hiroshima will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
KashimaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe
Machida Zelvia
FC Tokyo
Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama F. Marinos
UrawaCerezo Osaka
Nagoya Grampus
Kawasaki Frontale
Fagiano Okayama
Tokyo Verdy
Avispa Fukuoka
Shimizu S-pulse
V-varen Nagasaki
Yokohama FC
Mito Hollyhock
JEF United Chiba
Shonan Bellmare
Albirex NiigataIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Cerezo Osaka on Sunday, 6 April 2025 at 06:00. The match is part of the J1 League 2018/2019 season.
J1 League: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Cerezo Osaka 2-1 in J1 League on April 6, 2025.
Goals: L. Fernandes (15'), N. Arai (18'), H. Araki (86').
Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (51%) and registered 14 shots to 11.
The match was played at Hiroshima Big Arch in Hiroshima.