Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sat 20 Jul 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 90' Yoshiki Matsushita

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Yoji Imaoka
  • Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka

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

7
4
1
Cerezo Osaka FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-03-30 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-07-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Vegalta Sendai H 0–0 D
13 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
06 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
30 Jun Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
22 Jun Júbilo Iwata H 2–0 W
14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
13 Jul Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L
06 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
30 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–1 W
23 Jun FC Tōkyō H 2–0 W
15 Jun Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
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' What a night it is going to be! Cerezo Osaka FC welcome Vegalta Sendai for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Vegalta Sendai come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Yusuke Maruhashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 30' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Shingo Hyodo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 62 minute. Naoyuki Fujita leaves to be changed by Leandro Desabato.
  • 67' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Katsuya Nagato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he leaves the pitch. Takayoshi Ishihara steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Ryohei Michibuchi as he leaves the pitch. Shingo Hyodo steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 83' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Diogo Acosta on, Naoki Ishihara off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Yasuki Kimoto by Tatsuya Yamashita on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yoshiki Matsushita.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cerezo Osaka FC 0-0 Vegalta Sendai.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroshi Kiyotake 4
Koji Hachisuka 3
Takuma Nishimura 3
Koji Hachisuka 2
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Yusuke Maruhashi 2
Yusuke Maruhashi 2
Ken Tokura 1

Head to Head

2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-03-30 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-07-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2019-07-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-07-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-06-30 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-06-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2019-06-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-06-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō W 2019-06-15 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC50% Draw30% Vegalta Sendai20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
50%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Vegalta Sendai
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw54% Vegalta Sendai14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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