In this week 27 match on the 27th of August, Cerezo Osaka will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. In their last match, Cerezo Osaka recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Adam Taggart struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 22nd minute on a feed from Hiroaki Okuno, then Tokuma Suzuki added another in the 31st minute In the end, Vissel Kobe was frustrated by Cerezo Osaka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cerezo Osaka ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 2nd placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima, recorded a 5-2 win against Gamba Osaka. Leandro Pereira scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 2nd minute, then Ben Khalifa tied it up for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 11th minute on a feed from Mitsuta But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ben Khalifa. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 18th of June, Sanfrecce Hiroshima hosted Cerezo Osaka at the Edion Stadium in their last match together. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Bruno Mendes struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 54th minute on a feed from Hirotaka Tameda, then Gakuto Notsuda tied it up for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 79th minute on a feed from Makoto Mitsuta Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a penalty goal by Douglas da Silva Vieira to cap off a wild match.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is glad to have Nassim Ben Khalifa in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. M. Kato has been the most prolific scorer on Cerezo Osaka in his last five matches with 3 goals.