Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 07:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Yusuke Maruhashi 31' Y
R 35' Takumi Kamijima
Toshiyuki Takagi 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe
  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
  • Referee Naoto Uehara

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

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7
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Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · Avg 1.8 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-08-15 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-03-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
19 Dec Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
16 Dec Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
12 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D
05 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–1 W
29 Nov Yokohama FC H 1–0 W
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
19 Dec Kawasaki Frontale H 2–3 L
16 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
12 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec Oita FC Trinita H 1–1 D
05 Dec Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Kashiwa Reysol
#2 Position #17
31 Points 20
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
48 Scored 24
38 Conceded 25
+10 GD -1
1.72 PPG 1.11
61% Win % 39%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
28% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cerezo Osaka FC to score. At the same time, Kashiwa Reysol does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Kashiwa Reysol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Ayumu Seko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashiwa Reysol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashiwa Reysol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 28' Magnificent from Ayumu Seko! That is 4 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yusuke Maruhashi.
  • 35' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Takumi Kamijima.
  • 37' Kashiwa Reysol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Someya is hanging Hiroto Goya on the field on 37 minute.
  • 42' Against the run of play, Yoshito Okubo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Masatoshi Mihara is replacing Hidekazu Otani for the Kashiwa Reysol side.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toshiyuki Takagi is hanging Yoshito Okubo on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' The 32-year-old Yusuke Segawa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Yuta Toyokawa is replaced by Kato Mutsuki on 70 minute.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Hiroto Goya has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Toshiyuki Takagi gets a Yellow card.
  • 84' Naoyuki Fujita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hiroshi Kiyotake at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' 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.
  • It finishes all square. Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashiwa Reysol share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Baptista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mao Hosoya 3
Cristiano 2
Taiyo Koga 1
Kosuke Kinoshita 1
Bruno Mendes 1
Yuki Kakita 1
Jun Nishikawa 1
Sota Kitano 1

Head to Head

2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-08-15 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-11-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-03-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-11-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama FC W

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Oita FC Trinita D 2020-12-05 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC52% Draw27% Kashiwa Reysol21%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
48%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kashiwa Reysol
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC34% Draw48% Kashiwa Reysol18%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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