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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Cerezo OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima bring **serious home-turf form** into this clash — Cerezo are visitors with a tougher recent run. This is the kind of matchup where the home crowd in Hiroshima could tip the scales. 📍
Hiroshima's flicked a switch at the Edion Peace Wing, mixing clean sheets with attacking bursts. Cerezo stuttered lately with that loss to Vissel, though three wins in five keeps them dangerous. The H2H is heavily weighted toward Sanfrecce too.
Key storylines:
- **S. Haller and M. Kato** will be the creative spark for Hiroshima's press; expect them to run at Cerezo's backline early
- **D. Cools** anchoring Cerezo's midfield is crucial — if he's overrun, the shape collapses fast
- **Home advantage in round 7** often separates contenders from pretenders in J1
Expected lineups:
- **Sanfrecce Hiroshima**: I. Ouchi, S. Sasaki, H. Araki, M. Naoki, H. Shunki, S. Nakano, K. Hayao, A. Suzuki
- **Cerezo Osaka**: K. Nakamura, N. Takahashi, R. Inoue, D. Cools, S. Tanaka, J. Irvine, Y. Yokoyama, P. Sabbag
Prediction:
**Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka**
Hiroshima edge it at home; Cerezo's recent stumbles make them vulnerable to a side firing on all cylinders. ⚽
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3-4-2-1 · 3-4-2-1
Cerezo Osaka
Our calls before kick-off, and how they went.
A confidence, not a tip. We do not claim these beat the bookmakers' price — the odds are short precisely because the outcome is likely.
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