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Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tōkyō, 2018

J. League · 2018
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Tsuyoshi Ogura
  • Referee Taku Nakano
  • Referee Takayuki Shimizu

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
2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-01-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2017-08-20 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-02-11 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2016-09-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
14 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–3 D
11 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W
08 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
07 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
11 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
08 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 5–2 W
07 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
31 Mar Gamba Osaka H 3–2 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
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
71% 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
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G
FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Cerezo Osaka FC are looking to make home advantage count against FC Tokyo.
  • 5' Matej Jonjic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 10' Yoichiro Kakitani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Kento Hashimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Japan international Hotaru Yamaguchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
  • 65' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Diego Oliveira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The points are shared — Cerezo Osaka FC 1-0 FC Tokyo. Honours even.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoon Junghwan

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-01-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2017-08-20 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-02-11 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2016-09-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-04-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2018-04-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-03-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W

FC Tokyo Form

2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-08 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–5 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-07 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-03-31 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC49% Draw22% FC Tokyo29%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
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 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Tokyo
51%
Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC35% Draw37% FC Tokyo28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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