Avispa Fukuoka vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Avispa Fukuoka

2 – 4

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 09:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Wellington 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	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

Avispa Fukuoka 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-05-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-11-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–4	L
31 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–2	L
23 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
16 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
09 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	5–2	W
27 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	4–2	W
31 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
16 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	A	0–3	L
11 Aug	Albirex Niigata	H	3–1	W
19 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	3–3	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

100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Avispa Fukuoka in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
20' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Rikito Inoue, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' The deadlock is broken! Tomoya Miki gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 200 games and scored 210 goals.
51' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' Masaya Shibayama does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
56' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Takumi Kamijima by Masato Yuzawa on 56 minute.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Avispa Fukuoka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
63' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Kyohei Yoshino departs to be replaced by Shunta Tanaka.
64' Masaya Shibayama puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
66' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Kazuya Konno comes on to replace Itsuki Oda.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shinnosuke Hatanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Avispa Fukuoka.
73' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Motohiko Nakajima is replaced by Rafael Ratao.
77' What a moment for Rafael Ratao! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
83' The whistle greets Yu Hashimoto as he departs to be replaced by Masaya Tashiro.
84' Nassim Ben Khalifa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Fujimoto on 84 minute.
89' Brilliant from the ! Rafael Ratao makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 89.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Wellington is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 90.
Cerezo Osaka FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

3
Tatsuki Nara
14
Shintaro Nago
5
Takumi Kamijima ↓ Masato Yuzawa 56'
16
Itsuki Oda ↓ Kazuya Konno 66'
24
Yuma Obata
77
Takaaki Shichi
22
Kazuki Fujimoto ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 84'
6
Masato Shigemi
9
Shahab Zahedi Tabar ↓ Wellington 66'
11
Tomoya Miki
47
Yu Hashimoto ↓ Masaya Tashiro 83'

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Ryosuke Shindo ↑ 84'
9
Rafael Ratao ↑ 73'
10
Shunta Tanaka ↑ 63'
5
Hinata Kida ↑ 84'
33
Ryuya Nishio
55
Vitor Bueno
21
Jin-hyeon Kim
19
Shion Homma ↑ 84'
16
Hayato Okuda

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Ratao	3
Masaya Shibayama	3
Shunta Tanaka	2
Satoki Uejo	2
Hiroyuki Mae	1
Kazuki Fujimoto	1
Motohiko Nakajima	1
Rikito Inoue	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-08-31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-08-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2025-08-16 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-07-19 Shonan Bellmare 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.23 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

3.1 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC50%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes84% 0% No16%

Avg goals/match: 5.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	76%	24%
± 4.5	60%	40%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

50%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

71%

Avispa Fukuoka or Cerezo Osaka FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka25% Draw31% Cerezo Osaka FC44%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 3

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 4

Actual

3 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 4

4.1%

1 – 1

2 – 1

3.9%

3 – 4

3.3%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	8%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	13%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	17%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	15%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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