Clinical Edge
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished well above what their chances were worth — 6 goals from 4.28 xG.
- Goals
- 6
- Expected goals
- 4.28
- Overperformance
- +1.72
J1 League · Matchday 7Sanfrecce Hiroshima
A. Suzuki 10', 45'
S. Ayukawa 18', 57', 80'
S. Nakano 55'
6 – 1
FT
HT 3–0
Cerezo Osaka
S. Uejo 90'
J1 League
Matchday 7Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–1Cerezo Osaka
4.28
Expected goals
0.74
10′18′45′55′57′80′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SH 4.28, CO 0.74.
Match report
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6-1 Cerezo Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima took apart Cerezo Osaka 6-1 at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in J1 League. Suzuki opened the scoring for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 10' from the penalty spot, Ayukawa made it 2-0 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 18', Suzuki added his second on 45', Nakano made it 4-0 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 55', Ayukawa added his second on 57', Ayukawa completed his hat-trick on 80' from the penalty spot and Uejo pulled one back for Cerezo Osaka on 90'.
Expected goals finished Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4.28, Cerezo Osaka 0.74. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Sanfrecce Hiroshima graded out for clinical edge — 6 goals and 4.28 expected goals. Sanfrecce Hiroshima graded out for better chances — 0.21 xg per shot and 20 v 10 shots.
Shuto Nakano came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima from 1 goal, 1 assist and 5 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
49%Possession51%
20Shots10
4.28xG0.74
What the numbers say
5 readsBetter Chances
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.21 xG per attempt against 0.07.
- xG per shot
- 0.21
- Opponent
- 0.07
- Shots
- 20 v 10
Shooting From Range
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 60% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 6 of 10
- Share
- 60%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Cerezo Osaka scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
A. Suzuki (Pen)
⚽10'
S. Ayukawa — assist: S. Higashi
⚽18'
A. Suzuki — assist: S. Nakano
⚽45'
Half-time
Kim Ju-Sung ↑ S. Sasaki ↓
🔄46'
S. Nakano — assist: A. Suzuki
⚽55'
S. Ayukawa — assist: M. Kato
⚽57'
Shun Ayukawa · Goal confirmed
📺58'
T. Kawamura ↑ M. Kato ↓
🔄62'
T. Matsumoto ↑ H. Kawabe ↓
🔄62'
🔄63'
A. Ohata ↑ J. Hernandez ↓
🔄63'
S. Kagawa ↑ S. Hatanaka ↓
🔄63'
Y. Yokoyama ↑ Thiago Andrade ↓
🔄63'
P. Sabbag ↑ H. Okuda ↓
S. Koshimichi ↑ Y. Nakajima ↓
🔄68'
🔄75'
S. Uejo ↑ L. Fernandes ↓
S. Ayukawa (Pen)
⚽80'
R. Noguchi ↑ S. Ayukawa ↓
🔄81'
🟨87'
Pablo Sabbag
Foul
⚽90'
S. Uejo — assist: S. Kagawa
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima
RefereeCésar Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico
CompetitionJ1 League
Season2027
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished