Avispa Fukuoka vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Avispa Fukuoka

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 18 May 2024 · 07:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Douglas Groli 7' Y

Kazuya Konno 21' Y

Shahab Zahedi Tabar 31' Y

Tatsuki Nara 39' Y

Shahab Zahedi Tabar 61' YR

Y 83' Hirotaka Tameda

Takeshi Kanamori 90' Y

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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

Avispa Fukuoka 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-02-25 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-07-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–3	L
15 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
11 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	3–2	W
06 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
03 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–0	W
28 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	A	0–0	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	3–0	W
15 May	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–2	L
11 May	Vissel Kobe	H	1–4	L
06 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
03 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Avispa Fukuoka		Cerezo Osaka FC
#10	Position	#2
21	Points	31
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
49	Scored	48
59	Conceded	38
-10	GD	+10
1.17	PPG	1.72
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Avispa Fukuoka welcome Cerezo Osaka FC for this crunch clash at Best Denki Stadium.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
7' It’s gonna be a card for Douglas Groli.
9' Leo Ceara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
19' Avispa Fukuoka looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kazuki Fujimoto scoring 1 goals.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Kazuya Konno argues furiously but the card stands.
26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Avispa Fukuoka winning 100% of all matches.
29' Shunta Tanaka makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
31' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Shahab Zahedi Tabar gets a card.
36' The 28-year-old Seiya Maikuma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Tatsuki Nara was booked on 39.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
46' Seiya Inoue is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas Groli at the 46 minute mark.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' That looks like a foul for a card for Shahab Zahedi Tabar.
64' The crowd applauds Ryoga Sato as he leaves the pitch. Wellington steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Kazuya Konno trudges off to be replaced by Takeshi Kanamori on 73 minutes.
74' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 74 minute. Daiki Matsuoka leaves to be changed by Masato Shigemi.
76' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Vitor Bueno trudges off to be replaced by Satoki Uejo on 76 minutes.
77' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Seiya Maikuma comes on to replace Hayato Okuda.
81' The whistle greets Jordy Croux as he departs to be replaced by Hirotaka Tameda.
82' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Leo Ceara is replaced by Hiroshi Kiyotake.
83' Controversy at the stadium! Hirotaka Tameda argues furiously but the card stands.
87' The supporters are chanting for Itsuki Oda. He replaces Masaya Tashiro on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Takeshi Kanamori.
Avispa Fukuoka will have plenty to reflect on. Cerezo Osaka FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Wellington ↑ 64'
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↑ 73'
16
Itsuki Oda ↑ 87'
25
Yuji Kitajima
4
Seiya Inoue ↑ 46'
41
Daiki Sakata
30
Masato Shigemi ↑ 74'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Ratao	3
Masaya Shibayama	3
Shunta Tanaka	2
Satoki Uejo	2
Kato Mutsuki	1
Shosei Usui	1
Yuma Tsujioka	1
Masakazu Yoshioka	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2024-04-28 Tōkyō Verdy 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-05-15 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe L 2024-05-06 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2024-04-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Yokohama F·Marinos D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.68 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka32% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC46%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

53%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

68%

Avispa Fukuoka or Cerezo Osaka FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka23% Draw34% Cerezo Osaka FC43%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 3

6.1%

1 – 1

2 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

1 – 4

4.1%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

2 – 4

3.8%

3 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	13%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	18%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	16%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.