Cerezo Osaka FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 11 Aug Albirex Niigata H 3–1 W 19 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 3–3 D 05 Jul Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 21 Jun Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 14 Jun FC Tokyo A 2–2 D 01 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L 20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 21 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–3 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' In just a few seconds Yodoko Sakura Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cerezo Osaka FC and Albirex Niigata.
- 2' Albirex Niigata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yuto Horigome on 2.
- 7' 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.
- 12' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 13' What a strike from Motohiko Nakajima! The score is 1-1.
- 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
- 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' Kazuki Fujita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 48' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 54' Sensational shot from Lucas Fernandes. Cerezo Osaka FC is back in the lead.
- 59' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Yuto Horigome is replaced by Kento Hashimoto.
- 66' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 71' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Ratao is hanging Motohiko Nakajima on the field on 71 minute.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Hiroto Uemura. He replaces Taiki Arai on 73 minute.
- 78' Soya Fujiwara was booked on 78.
- 78' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hinata Kida is replaced by Kyohei Yoshino on 78 minute.
- 81' What an equalizer from Soya Fujiwara!
- 82' Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ken Yamura is hanging Eiji Shirai on the field on 82 minute.
- 84' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Masaya Shibayama departs to be replaced by Shinji Kagawa.
- 89' 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 Kakeru Funaki suffering a number of foals already.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cerezo Osaka FC players.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 77
- 44
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- 10
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5
Hinata Kida ↓ Kyohei Yoshino 78'
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31
Rikito Inoue ↓ Ryuya Nishio 78'
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19
Shion Homma ↓ Thiago Andrade 71'
- 16
- 48
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Bench
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 84'
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35
Kyohei Yoshino ↑ 78'
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9
Rafael Ratao ↑ 71'
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33
Ryuya Nishio ↑ 78'
- 55
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11
Thiago Andrade ↑ 71'
- 21
- 17
- 29
Coach Arthur PapasAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
- 35
- 77
- 25
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 61'
- 65
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8
Eiji Shirai ↓ Ken Yamura 82'
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 73'
- 46
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Hiroto Uemura 73'
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Bench
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28
Takuya Shimamura ↑ 61'
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 61'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 73'
- 15
- 33
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50
Hiroto Uemura ↑ 73'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 82'
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Coach Daisuke Kimori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Motohiko Nakajima 2 Lucas Fernandes 2 Rafael Ratao 1 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Hiroaki Okuno 1 Ken Yamura 1 Hirotaka Tameda 1 Soya Fujiwara 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.71 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.85Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 78%Draw or Albirex Niigata 47%Cerezo Osaka FC or Albirex Niigata 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 9%2 – 0 8.3%0 – 0 7.6%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 22% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.