Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokushima Vortis — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Tokushima Vortis 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroki Kasahara
- Referee Koichiro Fukushima
- Referee Taku Nakano
- Referee Osamu Akasaka
- Referee Keigo Sendachi
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–2 L 10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 06 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–1 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 11 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L 07 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W 04 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W 21 Mar Yokohama FC H 2–1 W 17 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Tokushima Vortis kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Tokushima Vortis is showing some good football. However, Tokushima Vortis are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Taisei Miyashiro puts Tokushima Vortis on the lead.
- 20' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Yuki Kakita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Yusuke Maruhashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego made 37 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 34' GOAL! Ryosuke Shindo scores on 34. Assisted by Naoyuki Fujita
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryuya Nishio suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Kato Mutsuki. He replaces Yoshito Okubo on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Tokushima Vortis seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 61' Koki Sugimori is replacing Shiryu Fujiwara for the Tokushima Vortis side.
- 66' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroshi Kiyotake is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto on 66 minute.
- 71' Tokushima Vortis started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 75' Another change for Tokushima Vortis made on 75 minute. Joel Fujita leaves to be changed by Tokuma Suzuki.
- 80' It’s high time Levir Culpi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 82' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Yuta Toyokawa by Riki Matsuda on 82 minute.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ken Iwao, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadium Nagai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' Sensational shot from Ryuya Nishio. Cerezo Osaka FC is back in the lead.
- With this win, Tokushima Vortis is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 21
- 3
- 5
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20
Yoshito Okubo ↓ Kato Mutsuki 46'
- 2
- 14
- 10
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32
Yuta Toyokawa ↓ Riki Matsuda 82'
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18
Jun Nishikawa ↓ Kato Mutsuki 46'
- 33
Bench
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40
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 66'
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28
Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 46'
- 50
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29
Kato Mutsuki ↑ 46'
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22
Riki Matsuda ↑ 82'
- 24
- 16
Coach Levir CulpiTokushima Vortis Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 21
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33
Shiryu Fujiwara ↓ Koki Sugimori 61'
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13
Joel Fujita ↓ Tokuma Suzuki 75'
- 20
- 8
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37
Akira Hamashita ↓ Masaki Watai 75'
- 15
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9
Atsushi Kawata ↓ Yuki Kakita 82'
- 4
- 16
Bench
- 22
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45
Koki Sugimori ↑ 61'
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19
Yuki Kakita ↑ 82'
- 31
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10
Masaki Watai ↑ 75'
- 7
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23
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 75'
Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryuya Nishio 1 Taisei Miyashiro 1 Kato Mutsuki 1 Ryosuke Shindo 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Tokushima Vortis Form
2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-11 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-07 Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-04-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-03-21 Tokushima Vortis 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2021-03-17 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–0 Tokushima Vortis L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.18 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Tokushima Vortis xGI would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Tokushima Vortis 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokushima Vortis winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 62%Draw or Tokushima Vortis 68%Cerezo Osaka FC or Tokushima Vortis 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 0 10.1%0 – 1 9.7%1 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3.1%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Tokushima Vortis covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 18% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 21% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.