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

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J. League · 2025

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sat 24 May 2025 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Masaya Tashiro

Y 33' Daiki Matsuoka

Y 50' Yota Maejima

Lucas Fernandes 53' Y

Sota Kitano 64' Y

Shinji Kagawa 75' Y

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-02-25 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
18 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–2	L
11 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–0	W
06 May	Vissel Kobe	A	3–1	W
03 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	3–2	W
29 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–2	L

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
17 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
10 May	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L
06 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
03 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
29 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC		Avispa Fukuoka
#2	Position	#10
31	Points	21
18	Played	18
11 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
48	Scored	49
38	Conceded	59
+10	GD	-10
1.72	PPG	1.17
61%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Yodoko Sakura Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cerezo Osaka FC and Avispa Fukuoka.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact .
10' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Masaya Tashiro on 20.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 204 games and scored 218 goals.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daiki Matsuoka on 33.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
46' The crowd applauds Masaya Tashiro as he leaves the pitch. Yu Hashimoto steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
50' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
53' Cerezo Osaka FC player sees a card in front of him.
58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
63' Avispa Fukuoka have won 218 goals from 204 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' That is a card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Sota Kitano will be fuming at that decision.
66' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hinata Kida is replaced by Motohiko Nakajima on 66 minute.
68' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masato Shigemi is hanging Kazuki Fujimoto on the field on 68 minute.
73' Avispa Fukuoka has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Shinji Kagawa.
79' The crowd applauds Shinji Kagawa as he leaves the pitch. Satoki Uejo steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
84' A goal from the Japan international Masaya Shibayama! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-0!
89' Masato Yuzawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Ratao	3
Masaya Shibayama	3
Satoki Uejo	2
Shunta Tanaka	2
Tomoya Miki	1
Takeshi Kanamori	1
Lukian	1
Hiroyuki Mae	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-05-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-05-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-05-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-10 Yokohama FC 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-04-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

3.05 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC66% Draw18% Avispa Fukuoka16%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

34%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Avispa Fukuoka

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC52% Draw32% Avispa Fukuoka16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

5.6%

4 – 1

5.5%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

5.1%

4 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

5 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	18%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	19%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	9%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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