Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
3 – 3
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Wed 21 Jul 2021 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Riku Matsuda 59' Y
Y 67' Masato Morishige
Riki Matsuda 89' Y
Tiago Pagnussat 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Satoshi Karakami
  • Referee Takeshi Asada
  • Referee Koki Matsumoto (Japan)
  • Referee Matsuo Hajime

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

4
9
7
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tokyo 2021-03-06 FC Tokyo 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-23 FC Tokyo 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tokyo 2019-08-03 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul FC Tokyo H 3–3 D
17 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
30 May Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
26 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
23 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
15 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–3 D
11 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
27 Jun Ōita FC Trinita H 3–0 W
23 Jun Tokushima Vortis A 1–0 W
19 Jun Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
30 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC FC Tokyo
#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 Tokyo this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past FC Tokyo's compact .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' The Brazil Leandro breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-1!
  • 17' Kashif Bangunagande has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 407 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Diego Oliveira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leandro makes it 0-3.
  • 46' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Yoshito Okubo trudges off to be replaced by Toshiyuki Takagi on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Kato Mutsuki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Assisted by Toshiyuki Takagi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 58' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Riku Matsuda will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Takuya Aoki has done his job and it is now time for Manato Shinada to step up.
  • 64' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Adailton is withdrawn and Kensuke Nagai gets his opportunity.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Masato Morishige on 67.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tiago Pagnussat makes no mistake. 4-3!
  • 76' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Diego Oliveira departs to be replaced by Hirotaka Mita.
  • 81' Hiroaki Okuno, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 83 minute. Kato Mutsuki leaves to be changed by Riki Matsuda.
  • 83' Leandro doubles the advantage! 4-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Riki Matsuda on, Kato Mutsuki off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Riki Matsuda gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Tiago Pagnussat. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tokyo 2021-03-06 FC Tokyo 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-23 FC Tokyo 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tokyo 2019-08-03 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tokyo D 2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D

FC Tokyo Form

2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tokyo D 2021-07-11 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2021-06-27 FC Tokyo 3–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-06-23 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2021-06-19 Yokohama FC 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2021-05-30 FC Tokyo 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.46 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw22% FC Tokyo42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
58%
Draw or FC Tokyo
64%
Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC31% Draw34% FC Tokyo35%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
2.9%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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