Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 2

Full Time

FC Tokyo

Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Ryotaro Araki

Y 44' Yuto Nagatomo

Y 72' Jaja Silva

Y 85' Henrique Trevisan

Overview

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yudai Yamamoto

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tokyo

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo 2023-04-15 FC Tokyo 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-12 FC Tokyo 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	FC Tokyo	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	Albirex Niigata	A	0–1	L
25 Nov	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L
12 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–2	L
28 Oct	Gamba Osaka	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–2	D
03 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Albirex Niigata	A	0–0	D
28 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
21 Oct	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Yodoko Sakura Stadium!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Koji Toriumi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
27' What a strike from Capixaba! The score is 1-0.
32' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' The Japan Ryotaro Araki breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-1!
39' The 35-year-old Kyohei Noborizato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' Yuto Nagatomo is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' What a strike from Shunta Tanaka! The score is 2-1.
56' 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.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kota Tawaratsumida, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
65' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Teruhito Nakagawa is withdrawn and Soma Anzai gets his opportunity.
70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Jaja Silva was booked on 72.
75' Ryotaro Araki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
78' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Hiroaki Okuno by Masaya Shibayama on 78 minute.
82' Kei Koizumi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Riki Harakawa at the 82 minute mark.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Henrique Trevisan argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Diego Oliveira is replaced by Keigo Higashi.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Ryuya Nishio
19
Hirotaka Tameda ↑ 90'
55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 78'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 90'
16
Hayato Okuda
48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 78'

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

5
Yuto Nagatomo
49
Kashif Bangunagande ↓ Kosuke Shirai 82'
9
Diego Oliveira ↓ Keigo Higashi 90'
40
Riki Harakawa ↓ Kei Koizumi 82'
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↓ Soma Anzai 65'
13
Go Hatano
71
Ryotaro Araki
44
Henrique Trevisan
7
Kuryu Matsuki
33
Kota Tawaratsumida ↓ Jaja Silva 65'
32
Kanta Doi

Bench

3
Masato Morishige
10
Keigo Higashi ↑ 90'
99
Kosuke Shirai ↑ 82'
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 82'
41
Taishi Nozawa
70
Jaja Silva ↑ 65'
38
Soma Anzai ↑ 65'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo D 2023-12-03 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-11-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2023-11-12 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-10-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D

FC Tokyo Form

2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo D 2023-12-03 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2023-11-25 FC Tokyo 1–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2023-11-11 Albirex Niigata 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2023-10-28 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-10-21 Yokohama FC 1–0 FC Tokyo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.12 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.13 FC Tokyo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC39% Draw23% FC Tokyo38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

63%

Draw or FC Tokyo

61%

Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw37% FC Tokyo31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 3

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	FC Tokyo covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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