J1 League 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 19:00 JST
6 – 1
10' A. Suzuki 18' S. Ayukawa 45+3' A. Suzuki 55' S. Nakano 57' S. Ayukawa 80' S. Ayukawa
Match summary Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka met in the J1 League 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 12. Goals flew in as Sanfrecce Hiroshima edged out Cerezo Osaka 6-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 3-0 at half-time. In the second half, Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored 3 and Cerezo Osaka scored 1.
Scorers: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – S. Nakano, S. Ayukawa (3 goals) and A. Suzuki (2 goals); Cerezo Osaka – S. Uejo. S. Ayukawa scored a hat-trick. Assists: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – S. Nakano, S. Higashi, M. Kato and A. Suzuki; Cerezo Osaka – S. Kagawa.
Possession: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 49%, Cerezo Osaka 51%. Shots: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20, Cerezo Osaka 10. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored 6 from 11 shots on target.
Team stats 4.28 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
View as table Sanfrecce Hiroshima Stat Cerezo Osaka 3-4-2-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 49% Possession 51% 4.28 Expected goals (xG) 0.74 20 Shots 10 11 Shots on target 3 4 Shots off target 2 5 Blocked shots 5 14 Shots inside the box 4 6 Shots outside the box 6 9 Corner kicks 4 2 Offsides 1 8 Fouls 5 447 Passes 475 351 Accurate passes 376 79% Pass accuracy 79% 2 Goalkeeper saves 5 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico
Player stats Sanfrecce Hiroshima Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK K. Osako 0 13(62%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF S. Nakano 1 1 1 1 35(74%) 1 0 0 2 9.3 90 5 1 4(1) DF H. Araki 1 0 2 2 37(82%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 90 2 8(6) DF S. Sasaki 0 28(78%) 0 0 0 7.3 45 2 MF N. Arai 0 3(100%) 1 43(78%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 1 8(6) MF H. Kawabe 0 1 42(89%) 0 0 0 7.3 62 1 3(1) MF Y. Nakajima 0 3 30(83%) 0 0 0 7.2 68 8(4) MF S. Higashi 1 1 0 1 27(75%) 1 0 0 7.9 90 4 1 1(1) FW M. Kato 1 1 0 1(25%) 3 16(76%) 1 0 0 3 6.9 62 2 14(6) FW S. Ayukawa 6 4 3 18(82%) 0 0 0 8.9 81 5(None) FW A. Suzuki 4 3 2 2 19(76%) 1 0 0 1 8.3 90 3 1 8(2) DF Kim Ju-Sung 0 13(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 1 1(1) MF T. Kawamura 1 1 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.5 28 1 3(1) MF T. Matsumoto 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 28 2(2) MF S. Koshimichi 0 9(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 22 1 1(None) MF R. Noguchi 0 1 5(62%) 0 0 0 6.5 9 1(1) GK I. Ouchi 0 0 0 0 DF T. Shiotani 0 0 0 0 MF S. Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 MF D. Suga 0 0 0 0
Cerezo Osaka Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kosuke Nakamura 0 20(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Dion-Johan Cools 0 3 1 38(75%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 90 3 1 7(5) DF S. Hatanaka 0 1 2 26(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 63 2 2(2) DF R. Inoue 0 1 51(82%) 0 0 0 5.5 90 4(4) MF H. Okuda 0 28(82%) 0 0 0 5.9 65 3(None) MF S. Tanaka 0 1(100%) 1 38(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 2 4(4) MF J. Irvine 2 2 0 1(100%) 1 1 52(73%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.2 90 8(5) MF Javi Hernández 0 1(50%) 4 27(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 63 2 10(5) FW Lucas Fernandes 1 0 2(67%) 19(63%) 0 0 0 6.3 75 1 5(2) FW Thiago Andrade 0 18(95%) 0 0 0 3 6.7 63 6(3) FW S. Sakuragawa 0 16(70%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 7(2) DF A. Ohata 1 0 12(86%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 27 3(1) MF S. Kagawa 0 1(100%) 17(81%) 1 0 0 6.7 27 2 3(1) MF Y. Yokoyama 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 6.6 27 FW P. Sabbag 0 3(100%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.5 25 4(1) MF S. Uejo 1 1 1 4(100%) 0 0 0 7.5 15 1(None) GK K. Abe 0 0 0 0 DF T. Nakamura 0 0 0 0 DF T. Takahashi 0 0 0 0 MF R. Sakata 0 0 0 0
Lineups Sanfrecce Hiroshima Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 K. Osako Starter DF 15 S. Nakano Starter DF 4 H. Araki Starter DF 19 S. Sasaki Starter MF 5 N. Arai Starter MF 6 H. Kawabe Starter MF 35 Y. Nakajima Starter MF 7 S. Higashi Starter FW 11 M. Kato Starter FW 23 S. Ayukawa Starter FW 10 A. Suzuki Bench DF 37 Kim Ju-Sung Bench MF 8 T. Kawamura Bench MF 14 T. Matsumoto Bench MF 32 S. Koshimichi Bench MF 46 R. Noguchi
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 99 I. Ouchi Bench DF 33 T. Shiotani Bench MF 45 S. Kobayashi Bench MF 18 D. Suga
Cerezo Osaka Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 Kosuke Nakamura Starter DF 27 Dion-Johan Cools Starter DF 44 S. Hatanaka Starter DF 4 R. Inoue Starter MF 16 H. Okuda Starter MF 10 S. Tanaka Starter MF 36 J. Irvine Starter MF 15 Javi Hernández Starter FW 77 Lucas Fernandes Starter FW 11 Thiago Andrade Starter FW 9 S. Sakuragawa Bench DF 66 A. Ohata Bench MF 8 S. Kagawa Bench MF 14 Y. Yokoyama Bench FW 19 P. Sabbag Bench MF 7 S. Uejo
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 K. Abe Bench DF 2 T. Nakamura Bench DF 97 T. Takahashi Bench MF 17 R. Sakata
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal A. Suzuki 1-0 1H 18' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal S. Ayukawa 2-0 1H 45+3' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal A. Suzuki 3-0 2H 1' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Sasaki → IN Kim Ju-Sung 2H 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal S. Nakano 4-0 2H 12' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal S. Ayukawa 5-0 2H 13' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 📺 VAR S. Ayukawa 2H 17' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Kawabe → IN T. Matsumoto 2H 17' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Kato → IN T. Kawamura 2H 18' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Okuda → IN P. Sabbag 2H 18' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT Javi Hernández → IN A. Ohata 2H 18' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Hatanaka → IN S. Kagawa 2H 18' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT Thiago Andrade → IN Y. Yokoyama 2H 23' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Nakajima → IN S. Koshimichi 2H 30' Cerezo Osaka 🔄 Substitution OUT Lucas Fernandes → IN S. Uejo 2H 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ⚽ Goal S. Ayukawa 6-0 2H 36' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Ayukawa → IN R. Noguchi 2H 42' Cerezo Osaka 🟨 Yellow card P. Sabbag 2H 45+1' Cerezo Osaka ⚽ Goal S. Uejo 6-1
Match info Item Detail Match Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka Competition J1 League 2026-27 Round Matchday 7 Kickoff (JST) September 12, 2026 19:00 Venue Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance 27,165 Humidity 0.75%
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