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

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J. League · 2024

Avispa Fukuoka

0 – 3

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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

8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

31% 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

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Best Denki Stadium. Avispa Fukuoka are looking to make home advantage count against Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 213 games and scored 224 goals.
7' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 7.
9' Assisted by Vitor Bueno with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leo Ceara makes no mistake. 0-1!
14' Itsuki Oda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' The referee calls foul for Kazuya Konno. He receives a card.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunta Tanaka made 83 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Shunta Tanaka adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
31' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' The referee calls foul for Tatsuki Nara. He receives a card.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Douglas Groli is withdrawn and Seiya Inoue gets his opportunity.
51' Seiya Maikuma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' The referee calls foul for Shahab Zahedi Tabar. He receives a card.
64' Wellington gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Ryoga Sato and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Ryuya Nishio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
73' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Kazuya Konno is withdrawn and Takeshi Kanamori gets his opportunity.
74' Masato Shigemi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daiki Matsuoka at the 74 minute mark.
76' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Vitor Bueno has done his job and it is now time for Satoki Uejo to step up.
77' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 77 minute. Hayato Okuda leaves to be changed by Seiya Maikuma.
81' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Jordy Croux is replaced by Hirotaka Tameda on 81 minute.
82' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroshi Kiyotake is hanging Leo Ceara on the field on 82 minute.
83' Hirotaka Tameda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
87' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Masaya Tashiro exits the field as Itsuki Oda enters on 87.
90' Takeshi Kanamori catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cerezo Osaka FC take all three points.

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
Satoki Uejo	2
Shunta Tanaka	2
Tomoya Miki	1
Takeshi Kanamori	1
Lukian	1
Hiroyuki Mae	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.