Albirex Niigata vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–2 D 26 Feb Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 22 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L 15 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D 08 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 30 Nov Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D 26 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L 22 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 1–2 L 14 Feb Gamba Osaka A 5–2 W 08 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–3 L 30 Nov Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Albirex Niigata kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' Goal! Ken Yamura scores his 4 goal in 93 matches.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Fitzgerald suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Albirex Niigata that had 93 games and scored 103 goals.
- 28' Goal! Motohiko Nakajima scores his 6 goal in 347 matches.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 38' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 48' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 49' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a card on 49.
- 54' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Thiago Andrade by Reiya Sakata on 54 minute.
- 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 62' Sensational shot from Motoki Hasegawa. Albirex Niigata is back in the lead.
- 64' The whistle greets Vitor Bueno as he departs to be replaced by Hinata Kida.
- 69' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Yuji Hoshi by Yoshiaki Takagi on 69 minute.
- 74' Shunta Tanaka is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 75' Rafael Ratao is replacing Hayato Okuda for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- 80' Hinata Kida is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 84' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Motoki Hasegawa by Yota Komi on 84 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Ken Yamura as he departs to be replaced by Jason Geria.
- 90' Shunta Tanaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↓ Yoshiaki Takagi 69'
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- 31
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↓ Jin Okumura 64'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Danilo 64'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Yota Komi 84'
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9
Ken Yamura ↓ Jason Geria 85'
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Bench
- 18
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2
Jason Geria ↑ 85'
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11
Danilo ↑ 64'
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16
Yota Komi ↑ 84'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 69'
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- 23
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 64'
- 38
Coach Daisuke KimoriCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
- 44
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14
Kakeru Funaki ↓ Niko Takahashi 54'
- 13
- 10
- 33
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55
Vitor Bueno ↓ Hinata Kida 64'
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11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Reiya Sakata 54'
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- 38
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16
Hayato Okuda ↓ Rafael Ratao 75'
Bench
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9
Rafael Ratao ↑ 75'
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5
Hinata Kida ↑ 64'
- 7
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17
Reiya Sakata ↑ 54'
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48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 75'
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22
Niko Takahashi ↑ 54'
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Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Fernandes 2 Motohiko Nakajima 2 Hiroaki Okuno 1 Ken Yamura 1 Hirotaka Tameda 1 Soya Fujiwara 1 Kazuhiko Chiba 1 Yuto Horigome 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.49 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Cerezo Osaka FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.84Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 69%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 58%Albirex Niigata or Cerezo Osaka FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 0 7.7%0 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 7.6%0 – 1 6.9%2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.2%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 18% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.