Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jun Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 14 Jun FC Tōkyō A 2–2 D 01 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–2 W 28 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 24 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 18 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L 15 Jun Kashiwa Reysol H 0–3 L 31 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D 25 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W 17 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 11 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Tokyo Verdy #2 Position #15 31 Points 28 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 48 Scored 29 38 Conceded 32 +10 GD -3 1.72 PPG 1.56 61% Win % 56% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ 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, Tokyo Verdy does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Matheus Vidotto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Goal! Rafael Ratao scores his 47 goal in 20 matches.
- 25' 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.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Soma Meshino made 95 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Koki Morita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 40' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The whistle greets Vitor Bueno as he departs to be replaced by Motohiko Nakajima.
- 47' Goal! Shuhei Kawasaki scores his 2 goal in 403 matches.
- 52' Cerezo Osaka FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 59' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Yuta Arai departs to be replaced by Yudai Kimura.
- 62' What a strike from Thiago Andrade! The score is 2-1.
- 67' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' Itsuki Someno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuya Fukuda on 70 minute.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Thiago Andrade is replaced by Shion Homma.
- 82' 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 Hinata Kida suffering a number of foals already.
- 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Shinji Kagawa by Kyohei Yoshino on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Cerezo Osaka FC beats Tokyo Verdy
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Shinji Kagawa ↓ Kyohei Yoshino 90'
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Rafael Ratao ↓ Masaya Shibayama 90'
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Hinata Kida ↓ Shunta Tanaka 46'
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Vitor Bueno ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 46'
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Thiago Andrade ↓ Shion Homma 77'
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Bench
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Kyohei Yoshino ↑ 90'
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Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 46'
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Shunta Tanaka ↑ 46'
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Shion Homma ↑ 77'
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Masaya Shibayama ↑ 90'
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Coach Arthur PapasTokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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Rei Hirakawa ↓ Soma Meshino 77'
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Hijiri Onaga ↓ Issei Kumatoriya 77'
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Yuya Fukuda ↓ Itsuki Someno 70'
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Shuhei Kawasaki ↓ Kosuke Saito 59'
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Yuta Arai ↓ Yudai Kimura 59'
Bench
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Kosuke Saito ↑ 59'
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Itsuki Someno ↑ 70'
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Yudai Kimura ↑ 59'
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Soma Meshino ↑ 77'
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Issei Kumatoriya ↑ 77'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leo Ceara 2 Yuta Arai 1 Rafael Ratao 1 Thiago Andrade 1 Shuhei Kawasaki 1 Shinji Kagawa 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Hiroto Yamami 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.14 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 80%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 42%Cerezo Osaka FC or Tokyo Verdy 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.9%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.8%1 – 0 6.8%3 – 1 6.6%2 – 2 5.7%3 – 0 5.5%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 0 4.9%3 – 2 4.1%4 – 1 3.6%0 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 17% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 21% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 12% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.