Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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 Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–0 D
12 Oct FC Tōkyō 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
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Cerezo Osaka FC vs Albirex Niigata — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Sota Kitano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 22' GOAL! Kaito Taniguchi fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 27' Yota Komi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' What a moment for Hirotaka Tameda! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 33' Michael Fitzgerald has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' 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 Ryotaro Ito suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Hiroaki Okuno, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 381 games and scored 407 goals.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Albirex Niigata's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hiroki Akiyama made 110 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' 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.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Sota Kitano is replaced by Kato Mutsuki on 66 minute.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Riki Harakawa is replaced by Tokuma Suzuki.
  • 75' What a strike from Hiroaki Okuno! The score is 2-1.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Soya Fujiwara is replaced by Hiroki Akiyama.
  • 80' A goal from the Japan international Kazuhiko Chiba! He fires home on 80 to make it 2-2!
  • 81' Jordy Croux makes way for Hikaru Nakahara at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 86' Thomas Deng is replacing Yuto Horigome for the Albirex Niigata side.
  • 90' Seiya Maikuma was booked on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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.