Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sun 9 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Bruno Mendes 39' Y
Leandro Desabato 73' Y
Y 77' Shuto Abe
Y 87' Ryoya Ogawa

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Osamu nomura
  • Referee Ryosuke Murai

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

4
9
7
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-03 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
01 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
26 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
22 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D
18 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
12 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 0–2 L
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
01 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 2–3 L
26 Jul Kashima Antlers A 2–2 D
22 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D
18 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
12 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC FC Tōkyō
#2 Position #12
31 Points 37
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
48 Scored 55
38 Conceded 42
+10 GD +13
1.72 PPG 2.06
61% Win % 72%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

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
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G
FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo get this one started.
  • 5' 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 Kim Jinhyeon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Kensuke Nagai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' A moment of madness from Bruno Mendes on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cerezo Osaka FC will be frustrated.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Bruno Mendes is replaced by Ken Tokura on 53 minute.
  • 57' The whistle greets Kensuke Nagai as he departs to be replaced by Takuya Uchida.
  • 62' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Leandro Desabato. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Shuto Abe is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eiichi Katayama is hanging Hiroshi Kiyotake on the field on 78 minute.
  • 82' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Diego Oliveira departs to be replaced by Adailton.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Toshiyuki Takagi on, Hiroaki Okuno off on 86 minutes.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Ryoya Ogawa on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
  • 89' Shuto Abe makes way for Hirotaka Mita at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryoma Watanabe 5
Leandro 4
Diego Oliveira 3
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Rafael Ratao 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Hiroaki Okuno 2
Ryotaro Araki 2

Head to Head

2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-03 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-12 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 FC Tōkyō W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tōkyō 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC43% Draw24% FC Tōkyō33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
57%
Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw39% FC Tōkyō29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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