FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 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 14 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–2 D 31 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–3 L 25 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L 17 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–3 L 10 May Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 03 May Albirex Niigata A 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 11 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–0 W Season Stats
FC Tōkyō Cerezo Osaka FC #12 Position #2 37 Points 31 18 Played 18 13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 55 Scored 48 42 Conceded 38 +13 GD +10 2.06 PPG 1.72 72% Win % 61% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonFC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' What a strike from Marcelo Ryan! The score is 0-1.
- 8' 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.
- 13' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 18' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuki Kimoto, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 28' Kento Hashimoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
- 41' What a strike from Rafael Ratao! The score is 0-2.
- 46' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Takahashi is hanging Kyohei Noborizato on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' The whistle greets Vitor Bueno as he departs to be replaced by Motohiko Nakajima.
- 59' Kota Tawaratsumida is replacing Soma Anzai for the FC Tokyo side.
- 60' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kein Sato is hanging Keigo Higashi on the field on 60 minute.
- 65' Shion Homma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 65 minute.
- 66' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 66 minute. Shinji Kagawa leaves to be changed by Shunta Tanaka.
- 71' GOAL! Shunta Tanaka scores on 71. Assisted by Lucas Fernandes
- 75' Leon Nozawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keita Endo on 75 minute.
- 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 81' What a strike from Marcelo Ryan! The score is 0-4.
- 84' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Everton is hanging Marcelo Ryan on the field on 84 minute.
- 86' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Rafael Ratao is replaced by Masaya Shibayama on 86 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 18
- 99
- 22
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 19
- 7
Bench
- 5
- 37
- 30
- 41
- 33
- 98
- 32
- 28
- 16
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↓ Shunta Tanaka 66'
- 6
- 44
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9
Rafael Ratao ↓ Masaya Shibayama 86'
- 5
- 33
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55
Vitor Bueno ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 57'
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11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Shion Homma 65'
- 16
- 1
Bench
- 3
- 35
- 14
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13
Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 57'
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10
Shunta Tanaka ↑ 66'
- 21
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19
Shion Homma ↑ 65'
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48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 86'
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22
Niko Takahashi ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryoma Watanabe 5 Leandro 4 Diego Oliveira 3 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2 Rafael Ratao 2 Marcelo Ryan 2 Hiroaki Okuno 2 Ryotaro Araki 2 Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.46 FC Tōkyō xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.01 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.47Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 64% 36% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw 69%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 53%FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 Actual1 – 1 6.4%1 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 5.5%3 – 2 5.5%2 – 3 4.5%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 3 3.7%2 – 0 3.6%4 – 1 3.4%4 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 14% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 18% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 15% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 9% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.