Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League .
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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 | Kyōto 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 | Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Sagan Tosu FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Sep | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 0–3 | L |
| 06 Aug | Vissel Kobe | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Jul | Avispa Fukuoka | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Jul | Gamba Osaka | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Sep | Gamba Osaka | A | 3–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 0–4 | L |
| 26 Aug | Avispa Fukuoka | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Aug | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Aug | Nagoya Grampus | H | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
69%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC
| Solomon Sakuragawa | 3 G |
| Yumeki Yokoyama | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Sagan Tosu FC.
- 5' Masaya Tashiro, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' 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' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
- 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 25' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 40' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' Tokuma Suzuki makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
- 53' Tokuma Suzuki does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
- 55' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Naoyuki Fujita has done his job and it is now time for Fuchi Honda to step up.
- 56' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Naoyuki Fujita has done his job and it is now time for Fuchi Honda to step up.
- 61' 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.
- 62' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Hiroshi Kiyotake on, Kato Mutsuki off on 62 minutes.
- 64' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Yuki Horigome departs to be replaced by Taichi Kikuchi.
- 66' Controversy at the stadium! Riku Matsuda argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 76' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 80' The whistle greets Ryosuke Yamanaka as he departs to be replaced by Kakeru Funaki.
- 82' Fuchi Honda doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 86' Jean Patric is replacing Hirotaka Tameda for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cerezo Osaka FC 2-1 Sagan Tosu FC.
Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Adam Taggart ↓ Bruno Mendes 86'
- 25
- 21
- 6
- 2
- 22
-
16
Seiya Maikuma ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 86'
-
20
Kato Mutsuki ↓ Hiroshi Kiyotake 62'
- 17
-
19
Hirotaka Tameda ↓ Jean Patric 86'
- 24
Bench
-
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake ↑ 62'
-
26
Jean Patric ↑ 86'
-
29
Kakeru Funaki ↑ 80'
-
11
Bruno Mendes ↑ 86'
- 33
-
41
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 86'
- 31
Coach
Akio Kogiku
Sagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
-
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↓ Fuchi Honda 56'
- 20
-
37
Kei Koizumi ↓ Kohei Tezuka 80'
-
11
Taisei Miyashiro ↓ Yuki Kakita 80'
-
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Masaya Tashiro 64'
- 40
- 5
- 24
-
44
Yuki Horigome ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 64'
- 42
Bench
- 47
-
7
Kohei Tezuka ↑ 80'
-
8
Fuchi Honda ↑ 56'
-
19
Yuki Kakita ↑ 80'
-
30
Masaya Tashiro ↑ 64'
-
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 64'
- 31
Coach
Kenta Kawai
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Sagan Tosu FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.52
Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22
Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
54%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Sagan Tosu FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
| Handicap | Cerezo Osaka FC covers | Push | Sagan Tosu FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 21% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

