Cerezo Osaka FC vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 16 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Avispa Fukuoka 17 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Atsushi Kamimura
- Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
- Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
13 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 29 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–2 D 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D 25 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 22 Apr Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W 19 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 11 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Avispa Fukuoka #8 Position #14 25 Points 21 16 Played 17 9 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 10 39 Scored 49 35 Conceded 58 +4 GD -9 1.56 PPG 1.24 56% Win % 41% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season12% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 8th (25 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 14th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-151/116-303/131-452/–46-60–/261-752/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededAvispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/146-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cerezo Osaka FC to score. At the same time, Avispa Fukuoka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Motohiko Nakajima needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 11' Goal! Shosei Usui scores his 6 goal in 180 matches.
- 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' 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.
- 31' 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.
- 35' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Nelson Ishiwatari gets a card.
- 40' Shunta Tanaka was booked on 40.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 348 games and scored 377 goals.
- 46' What an equalizer from Rikito Inoue!
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Shinnosuke Hatanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cerezo Osaka FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 66' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Rikito Inoue scoring 1 goals.
- 71' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunta Tanaka made 79 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 86' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 44
- 23
- 13
- 66
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 18
- 19
- 16
- 48
Bench
- 27
- 8
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 21
- 9
- 14
- 26
Coach Arthur PapasAvispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 5
- 8
- 16
- 22
- 25
- 6
- 11
- 47
- 7
- 15
- 41
Bench
- 34
- 3
- 45
- 29
- 99
- 32
- 33
- 27
- 46
Coach Shinya Tsukahara -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Masaya Shibayama 3 Rafael Ratao 3 Satoki Uejo 2 Shunta Tanaka 2 Matej Jonjic 1 Wellington 1 Tomoya Miki 1 Takeshi Kanamori 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Avispa Fukuoka Form
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Prediction accuracy2 / 43.29 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.97 Avispa Fukuoka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 82%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 88% 12% ± 3.5 75% 25% ± 4.5 58% 42% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 78%Draw or Avispa Fukuoka 41%Cerezo Osaka FC or Avispa Fukuoka 82%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 123 – 1 6%3 – 2 5.8%2 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 Actual4 – 1 4.9%4 – 2 4.7%1 – 1 4%3 – 3 3.8%2 – 3 3.5%1 – 2 3.5%5 – 1 3.2%3 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers -2.5 28% — 72% -2 28% 17% 56% -1.5 44% — 56% -1 44% 18% 38% -0.5 62% — 38% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 11% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 6% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.