Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sun 6 Aug 2023 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai 18,596 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Kuryu Matsuki
Y 41' Perotti
Hinata Kida 47' Y
Y 65' Henrique Trevisan
Y 90' Jaja Silva

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Assistant 2 Mikiya Nishimura
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Tōkyō 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

4
9
7
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2023-04-15 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-12 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
16 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
08 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
30 Jun Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
24 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–1 W
10 Jun Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
16 Jul Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
08 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
01 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
24 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
11 Jun Gamba Osaka A 1–3 L

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
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
22% 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
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tōkyō.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryo Watanabe made 369 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Kuryu Matsuki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Diego Oliveira by Perotti on 21 minute.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 369 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' Kakeru Funaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' 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.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hinata Kida on 47 minutes.
  • 50' Kei Koizumi makes way for Koki Tsukagawa at the 50 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • 55' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Koji Toriumi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Henrique Trevisan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
  • 68' Masaya Shibayama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordy Croux on 68 minute.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Shuhei Tokumoto. He replaces Kota Tawaratsumida on 78 minute.
  • 79' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Yasuki Kimoto comes on to replace Keigo Higashi.
  • 84' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tōkyō are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Jaja Silva is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Cerezo Osaka FC 0-1 FC Tōkyō. Honours even.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2023-04-15 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-12 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tōkyō

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-06-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-06-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe W

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2023-07-16 FC Tōkyō 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2023-07-01 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-06-24 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-06-11 Gamba Osaka 3–1 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.09 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tōkyō 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC38% Draw24% FC Tōkyō38%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
62%
Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw37% FC Tōkyō31%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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