Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–1 D 12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W 06 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 02 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W 28 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 15 Mar Yokohama FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 06 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 02 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 2–2 D 29 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L 15 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC FC Tokyo #5 Position #2 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Yodoko Sakura Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo.
- 5' 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.
- 6' Goal! Rafael Ratao scores his 46 goal in 20 matches.
- 11' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tokyo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Soma Anzai is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
- 19' What an equalizer from Kein Sato!
- 24' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Kento Hashimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kein Sato on 45.
- 50' 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 Teppei Oka suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' Kento Hashimoto was booked on 55.
- 60' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Maki Kitahara by Marcelo Ryan on 61 minute.
- 66' 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.
- 71' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Motohiko Nakajima by Shinji Kagawa on 71 minute.
- 74' Keigo Higashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Hashimoto on 74 minute.
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuto Nagatomo on 77.
- 78' The whistle greets Thiago Andrade as he departs to be replaced by Reiya Sakata.
- 82' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Teruhito Nakagawa is replaced by Leon Nozawa on 82 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Sota Kitano is replaced by Vitor Bueno.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Thiago Andrade ↓ Reiya Sakata 78'
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38
Sota Kitano ↓ Vitor Bueno 86'
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Bench
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 71'
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55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 86'
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Reiya Sakata ↑ 78'
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FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Keigo Higashi 74'
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99
Kosuke Shirai ↓ Yuto Nagatomo 61'
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39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↓ Leon Nozawa 82'
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- 33
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53
Maki Kitahara ↓ Marcelo Ryan 61'
Bench
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5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 61'
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10
Keigo Higashi ↑ 74'
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37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 74'
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Marcelo Ryan ↑ 61'
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Leon Nozawa ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryoma Watanabe 5 Leandro 4 Diego Oliveira 3 Rafael Ratao 2 Marcelo Ryan 2 Hiroaki Okuno 2 Ryotaro Araki 2 Shunta Tanaka 2 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.23 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.98 FC Tokyo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 67%Draw or FC Tokyo 56%Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.4%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 2 5.1%2 – 3 4.6%1 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 3.8%3 – 3 3.4%0 – 2 3%4 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push FC Tokyo covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 13% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 18% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 16% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 10% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.