Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Avispa Fukuoka
2 – 4
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 09:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Wellington 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' And we are off! Avispa Fukuoka vs Cerezo Osaka FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Hinata Kida, a Japan midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Japan international Shintaro Nago has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' The Japan Tomoya Miki breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
  • 46' Takumi Kamijima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 415 appearances.
  • 51' Yu Hashimoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Goal! Masaya Shibayama scores his 5 goal in 373 matches.
  • 56' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Takumi Kamijima is withdrawn and Masato Yuzawa gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Kyohei Yoshino makes way for Shunta Tanaka at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' A goal from the Japan international Masaya Shibayama! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-2!
  • 66' Kazuya Konno is replacing Itsuki Oda for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
  • 71' Shunta Tanaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Motohiko Nakajima is withdrawn and Rafael Ratao gets his opportunity.
  • 77' A stunning finish from Rafael Ratao — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' Avispa Fukuoka ring the changes. Yu Hashimoto has done his job and it is now time for Masaya Tashiro to step up.
  • 84' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 84 minute. Kazuki Fujimoto leaves to be changed by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 89' A goal from the Brazil international Rafael Ratao! He fires home on 89 to make it 1-4!
  • 90' Wellington is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafael Ratao 3
Masaya Shibayama 3
Shunta Tanaka 2
Satoki Uejo 2
Rikito Inoue 1
Werik 1
Kato Mutsuki 1
Shosei Usui 1

Head to Head

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

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
4%
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.