Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 05:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium 17,928 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Kaito Taniguchi
Hirotaka Tameda 28' 1–1
Hiroaki Okuno 75' 2–1
2–2 80' Kazuhiko Chiba
Seiya Maikuma 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Assistant 1 Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Assistant 2

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

2
2
2
Cerezo Osaka FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–2 D
05 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
29 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–0 D
12 Oct FC Tokyo A 0–4 L
08 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D
01 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Yuzuru Shimada has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Kaito Taniguchi gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' 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 Naoto Arai suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Hirotaka Tameda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Albirex Niigata come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Albirex Niigata seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Kato Mutsuki. He replaces Sota Kitano on 66 minute.
  • 71' Tokuma Suzuki gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Riki Harakawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hiroaki Okuno makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 77' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Soya Fujiwara by Hiroki Akiyama on 77 minute.
  • 80' The Japan Kazuhiko Chiba breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-2!
  • 81' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Jordy Croux trudges off to be replaced by Hikaru Nakahara on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Albirex Niigata make a change. Yuto Horigome trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Deng on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Seiya Maikuma picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Albirex Niigata 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC39% Draw27% Albirex Niigata34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Albirex Niigata
61%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Albirex Niigata
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC29% Draw44% Albirex Niigata27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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