Saturday , 15 August 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sun 20 Apr 2025 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Soma Anzai
Y 45' Kein Sato
Y 55' Kento Hashimoto
Y 77' Yuto Nagatomo

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo 2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Yodoko Sakura Stadium that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 6' What a strike from Rafael Ratao! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' 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.
  • 15' Soma Anzai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
  • 19' What composure from Kein Sato! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 24' Kosuke Shirai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kein Sato.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and FC Tokyo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Kento Hashimoto picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' FC Tokyo make a change. Maki Kitahara trudges off to be replaced by Marcelo Ryan on 61 minutes.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinji Kagawa is hanging Motohiko Nakajima on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Keigo Higashi gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Kento Hashimoto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Yuto Nagatomo. He receives a card.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Reiya Sakata. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 78 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Leon Nozawa comes on to replace Teruhito Nakagawa.
  • 86' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 86 minute. Sota Kitano leaves to be changed by Vitor Bueno.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo 2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-15 Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

FC Tokyo Form

2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2025-04-11 FC Tokyo 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-04-06 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2025-04-02 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo D 2025-03-29 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-03-15 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC44% Draw23% FC Tokyo33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
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
67%
Draw or FC Tokyo
56%
Cerezo Osaka FC or FC Tokyo
77%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.