Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Fri 2 Apr 2021 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'
Y 42' Keiya Sento
Y 43' Keiya Sento
Y 55' Hwang Seokho
R 77' Hwang Seokho
Y 81' Eduardo

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Takahiro Okano
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki
  • Referee Shoichiro Mikami

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

8
4
4
Cerezo Osaka FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-06-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
17 Mar Oita FC Trinita H 1–0 W
13 Mar Yokohama FC A 4–1 W
10 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
06 Mar FC Tokyo A 2–3 L
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
21 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
17 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
14 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D
10 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 5–0 W
06 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
  • 5' Jun Nishikawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 10' Sagan Tosu FC have won 293 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The referee shows Sagan Tosu FC player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 43' Sagan Tosu FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Yoshihiro Nakano as he leaves the pitch. Keita Yamashita steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 46' GOAL! Hiroaki Okuno fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 51' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Masaya Tashiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hwang Seokho.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Tomoya Koyamatsu trudges off to be replaced by Fuchi Honda on 63 minutes.
  • 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' Toshio Shimakawa is replacing Daiki Matsuoka for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
  • 74' Park Ilkyu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' Yoshito Okubo makes way for Hiroto Yamada at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Hwang Seokho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 80' Masaya Tashiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daichi Hayashi on 80 minute.
  • 81' Eduardo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 90 minute. Hiroshi Kiyotake leaves to be changed by Kato Mutsuki.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Mendes 3
Kato Mutsuki 3
Hiroaki Okuno 2
Fuchi Honda 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Tokuma Suzuki 2
Yuta Higuchi 2
Noriyoshi Sakai 2

Head to Head

2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-06-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-03-21 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-03-13 Yokohama FC 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-03-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-03-06 FC Tokyo 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-03-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-03-17 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC46% Draw31% Sagan Tosu FC23%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
54%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Sagan Tosu FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC28% Draw56% Sagan Tosu FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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