HIROSHIMA. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the EDION Stadium stadium in Hiroshima on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura with the help of Yosuke Takabe and Toshiyuki Wazumi. The 4th official was Tadashi Baba. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.88 degrees Celsius or 62.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 112 Attack 115
- 48 Dangerous attack 56
- 83 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Cerezo Osaka had a superior ball possession 55% while Sanfrecce Hiroshima was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cerezo Osaka was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cerezo Osaka to win the contest.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sanfrecce Hiroshima didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cerezo Osaka received 2 yellow cards (Seiya Maikuma and Matej Jonjic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have 48 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Cerezo Osaka will have 46 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play away with Avispa Fukuoka on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).
Cerezo Osaka will play away agasint Albirex Niigata on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Formation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
46'
Sanfrecce Hiroshima started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Michael Skibbe decided to play with the following team: Keisuke Osako , Tsukasa Shiotani , Hayato Araki , Sho Sasaki , Shuto Nakano , Takumu Kawamura , Gakuto Notsuda , Takaaki Shichi , Makoto Mitsuta , Mutsuki Kato and Douglas Vieira .
The home team had on the bench: Taichi Yamasaki, Nassim Ben Khalifa , Ezequiel , Taishi Matsumoto, Yudai Tanaka, Shunki Higashi and Yotaro Nakajima.
Substitutions
Sanfrecce Hiroshima made 3 changes: Gakuto Notsuda for Shunki Higashi (46′), Takaaki Shichi for Ezequiel (70′) and Douglas Vieira for Nassim Ben Khalifa (80′).
Best player: Sho Sasaki
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sanfrecce Hiroshima was Sho Sasaki.
His rating is with 50 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Cerezo Osaka – Formation
Cerezo Osaka
71'
Cerezo Osaka started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Akio Kogiku played with: Jin-hyeon Kim , Seiya Maikuma , Matej Jonjic , Koji Toriumi , Kakeru Funaki , Jordy Croux , Hiroaki Okuno , Shinji Kagawa , Capixaba , Satoki Uejo and Léo Ceará .
These were the players on the bench: Ryosuke Shindo, Hinata Kida, Tokuma Suzuki, Haruki Arai , Reiya Sakata, Keisuke Shimizu and Masaya Shibayama .
Substitutions
Cerezo Osaka made 2 changes: Satoki Uejo for Masaya Shibayama (71′) and Jordy Croux for Haruki Arai (75′).
Best player: Jin-hyeon Kim
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cerezo Osaka was the goalkeeper: Jin-hyeon Kim . His rating is 9.18. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka – 0-0
- Vissel Kobe – Kashima Antlers – 3-1
- Gamba Osaka – Nagoya Grampus – 0-1
- Kyoto Sanga – Shonan Bellmare – 0-1
- Albirex Niigata – Sagan Tosu – 1-1
- Yokohama – Tokyo – 1-0
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Consadole Sapporo – 4-1
