Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Stadium
Time: 06.04.2025. 09:00
Matchday 9 of the JLeague comes to a close as SanFrecce Hiroshima squares the odds against Cerezo Osaka, an ambitious league side who looks set to climb the league’s ladder based on recent winning momentum. Based on the quality of play, SanFrecce belongs in the top four. The only question is how long the visitors can hold out before goals start coming in.
Recent Meetings between the sides produced a win for Hiroshima and a 1-1 stalemate.
SanFrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka 1-1 SanFrecce Hiroshima
Receive Your Sign-Up Bonus!Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4th)
The last two Matches: DWDLW
SanFrecce Hiroshima produced one of the most shocking outcomes last week in their 1-0 win against heavily favored opponents, Kashima Antlers. The game saw the side struggle to achieve a goal in the early minutes before switching play towards midfield shutdown.
They will be pitched next against Okayama Fagian, a decent side recently laced with league inconsistencies. They feature in both this game and the next as heavy favorites.
Next Opponents: Okayama Fagiano
Cerezo Osaka (14th)
Last Five Matches: DDLDW
The Cherry Blossoms enjoyed a 2-1 victory over their last league opponents, enduring the struggles of an equalizer as they came from
behind to eventually claim maximum points, sealing the initial deficit with two goals before the end of the first half.
They survived a previous onslaught against Urawa Reds, sharing spoils in the final 1-1 encounter before changing seats last week against Okayama.
A win here is an understatement as they play against Kashima Antlers next in a game where the odds may betray them even before the end of the first half.
Next Opponents: Kashima Antlers
TABLE SORTS - Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka
| Teams | Position | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded | Points |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Expert Betting Tips
Hiroshima has been the better side between the sides in the most recent pairing. Recent pitch extinctions of quality against Kashim Antlers set a prejudicial tendency towards the hosts, who forced the previous occupants of the top spot to their knees last week. Although the visitors are a decent side, victory against Hiroshima is a far cry. My best options are a win for Hiroshima, less than three goals, and a BTTS-NO.
The bookmakers interpret my predictions as:
+ Under 2.5 goals at 1.70 odds from Bet365.
+ A BTTS - NO at 1.92 odds from Betway
+ A win for the hosts at 2.11 odds from 1xbet.
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