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FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC, 2018

J. League · 2018
FC Tōkyō
0 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Tomohisa Gonda

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
9
4
FC Tōkyō 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-01-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2017-08-20 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-02-11 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
29 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L
22 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
15 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
02 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
06 Oct Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
22 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
14 Sep Júbilo Iwata H 1–1 D
01 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
25 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L

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 history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Daiki Niwa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 450 appearances.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tokyo in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Kota Mizunuma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Japan international Hiroshi Kiyotake has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' 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 Souza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kenyu Sugimoto made 382 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Keigo Higashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yoon Junghwan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cerezo Osaka FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoon Junghwan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryoma Watanabe 5
Leandro 4
Diego Oliveira 3
Shunta Tanaka 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Rafael Ratao 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Hiroaki Okuno 2

Head to Head

2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-01-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2017-08-20 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-02-11 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

FC Tōkyō Form

2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2018-09-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-09-02 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-10-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2018-09-22 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-09-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Júbilo Iwata D 2018-09-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō37% Draw25% Cerezo Osaka FC38%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
61%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
63%
FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō30% Draw39% Cerezo Osaka FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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